The real water crisis: Not understanding what’s needed
The real crisis with water supply is that South Africa doesn’t know what it doesn’t know
Panic over water in Gauteng is misplaced
The department of water and sanitation has plans in place to ensure adequate water supply until 2040 and beyond
Why UNESCO’s ‘natural solutions’ to water problems won’t work in Africa
Nature based approaches to solving water problems originated in Europe and don’t take into account the continent’s huge infrastructure deficit.
What about the day after Day Zero?
‘The starting point is to admit that we don’t know — the future is just too uncertain’
Rest in power, Miriam Tlali: Author, enemy of apartheid and feminist
Tlali was the first black South African woman to publish a novel in English within the country’s borders.
South Africa’s water sector: a case study in state capture
The minister of water affairs and sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane, stands at the centre of the unfolding tragedy
Give us water penalties, please
Municipalities should monitor our water use to let households know when to turn down the taps.
Fear of the feminine recurs
Anti-gay and women’s ‘decency’ laws are sides of the same coin and reflect men’s patriarchy.