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Aug 23, 2019 · A city united. In a dry climate, with rapid urbanization and relatively high per capita water consumption, Cape Town had all the makings of a water crisis. In 2018, after three years of poor rainfall, the city announced drastic action was needed to avoid running out. Reducing demand was a key priority. The City of Cape Town worked to get ...
Aug 31, 2021 · Solving Cape Town's mobility crisis requires a shift to a whole-of-society approach and building partnerships as the modus operandi.
Mar 14, 2018 · South Africa. Rating’s agency Moody’s warned on Monday the water crisis affecting Cape Town would cause the city’s borrowing to rise sharply and the provincial economy to shrink the longer the situation lasted. A severe drought afflicting South Africa’s Western Cape province is expected to cut agricultural output by 20 percent in 2018 ...
Nov 7, 2019 · Cape Town - Beneath a bridge in the Cape Town suburb of Woodstock, a strung-together network of blankets serves as a refuge for a group of women fighting stigma on many fronts.
Mar 22, 2018 · The lack of accounting for the cost of water in agriculture is not unique to South Africa. It is a global crisis, and Cape Town is not the first red flag. California’s recent water crisis prompted mandatory water restrictions in urban areas, but not for agriculture – even though California farms use 80% of the state’s surface water ...
Oct 19, 2016 · Here's a glimpse at the world's five biggest slums: Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa. Population: 400,000. According to the 2011 Census, the townships of Khayelitsha are home to nearly 400,000 residents, 99% of them black. Activists, however, believe that the population is at least three times bigger and according to a 2012 inquiry into ...
Aug 21, 2020 · The traffic-free measures taken by cities across the globe during the pandemic are still absent in many African cities. But transport infrastructure built with non-vehicular mobility in mind could transform cities for the better in the aftermath of COVID-19. Several cities, from Cape Town to Kampala, offer a glimpse of how urban mobility might look in Africa's near future.
Since 1980, labour law practitioner; since 1994, involved in developing and drafting policy documents and legislation on a wide range of regulatory issues; advises and works with a range of organization including International Labour Organization, Department of Labour, the CCMA and NEDLAC. Director, Cheadle Thompson & Haysom. Writer on subjects: scope of employment relationship; protection of vulnerable workers; intersection between labour law and social security; efficacy of dispute ...
Aug 12, 2019 · The event is taking place in Cape Town, South Africa on 4-6 September. Here is our guide to how to follow #af19 on our digital channels. We encourage you to post, share, and retweet by tagging our accounts and by using our official hashtag. Join the conversation: Twitter. The official meeting hashtag is #af19.
Apr 10, 2019 · What cities can learn from Cape Town about managing climate crises. This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation. Cities need to build their capacity to adapt to extreme climate. Image: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings. Extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai that has recently devastated Beira, Mozambique, and Hurricane Harvey ...
