Dam water level crisis looms across SA as spring approaches

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Augustus Consulting

Enkosi Selane, The Citizen, 11 September 2024

As spring approaches, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) is sounding the alarm on the country’s dwindling water resources. Read More

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Potato prices expected to skyrocket

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Augustus Consulting

Nompumelelo Siziba, SABC News, 28 August 2024

Potato prices are expected to skyrocket imminently. Read More

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HSRC study reveals severe food insecurity across South Africa

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Augustus Consulting

Dries Liebenberg, SABC News, 20 August 2024

A recent study by the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) indicates that South Africa is facing severe food insecurity nationwide, challenging the perception that the country enjoys overall food security. Read More

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Rural women still denied access to land –report

Posted on August 16, 2024 by Augustus Consulting

Kgaugelo Masweneng, Sowetan Live, 16 August 2024

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has found women in rural areas in some provinces still face discriminatory and patriarchal challenges that pose significant barriers in gaining access to land. Read More

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Electricity increases threaten the cost of food basket in SA

Posted on August 6, 2024 by Augustus Consulting

Rosa-Karoo Loewe, Sowetan Live, 5 August 2024

For a second month, the household food basket has decreased across SA, but July’s food basket softened by a measly 62c. Read More

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R580m earmarked to end water woes in Limpopo municipality

Posted on July 29, 2024 by Augustus Consulting

Alex Japho Matlala, The Citizen, 29 July 2024

A drought-stricken Limpopo district municipality, with an annual budget of R2 billion, has set aside R580 million to address the chronic shortage of water and sanitation in its five towns of Hoedspruit, Giyani, Tzaneen, Phalaborwa and Modjadjidkloof. Read More

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