Mchunu signs water resource MoUs with Finland, Netherlands

Times Live, 25 March 2023

To enhance measures to ensure water security in the country, water and sanitation minister Senzo Mchunu has set the wheels in motion to establish and sustain collaboration with global partners at the UN’s 2023 Water Conference in New York. Read More

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Water tankers dispatched in City of Ekurhuleni amid shortage issues

Gloria Motsoere, Eyewitness News, 25 March 2023

The City of Ekurhuleni said it is working swiftly to restore water in Benoni and surrounding areas as many residents across the province experience water shortages. Read More

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Joburg hawkers hope to be included in probe of fresh produce prices

Veronica Mokhoali, Eyewitness News, 24 March 2023

Street vendors in the City of Joburg are calling on the Competition Commission to not exclude them in their probe into market conditions of the fresh produce supply chain in the country. Read More

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Ekurhuleni to hold Rand Water accountable for water supply interruptions

Gloria Motsoere, Eyewitness News, 24 March 2023

The City of Ekurhuleni said that some areas in Benoni were left without water as a result of Rand Water’s persistent infrastructure repairs and power supply challenges. Read More

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Fresh produce price hikes have hit poor households- Competition Commission

Veronica Mokhoali, Eyewitness News, 23 March 2023

The Competition Commission (CC) said that the obscure increases in the price of fresh produce have had a disproportionate effect on low-income households. Read More

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Workers demand penalties: Farmers’ greed cause of ‘shocking work’ conditions

Ground Up, 24 March 2023

New research on several Fairtrade-certified wine farms in the Cape Winelands has found that the working and living conditions at some of these farms fall short of the standards set by Fairtrade International. Read More

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