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Aug 23, 2019 · Cape Town was 90 days away from turning off the taps in 2018 due to drought, but residents and businesses reduced their water use and the city increased tariffs and restrictions. The city also called on the agricultural and commercial sectors to cut their water consumption and relied on recycled water.
Aug 31, 2021 · In South Africa, Cape Town was the most congested city in 2017 – precipitated by the failure of the urban rail network maintained and operated by the South African national government. However, the bare bones of the transport offering in Cape Town and the segmented government authority over the transport sector in South Africa made it highly likely that the quality of mobility in Cape Town ...
Mar 14, 2018 · Cape town generated nearly 10 percent of the country’s total gross domestic product in 2016. Last Tuesday, Statistics South Africa said the economy grew 3.1 percent in October-December, the highest rate since the second quarter of 2016, after expanding by a revised 2.3 percent in the third quarter.
Oct 19, 2016 · "Using a toilet in informal settlements is one of the most dangerous activities for residents and women and the children have the biggest problems," Axolile Notywala, of the Social Justice Coalition (SJO), a campaign group fighting for better sanitation in Cape Town's informal settlements, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Nov 7, 2019 · SistaazHood, a group of about 40 transgender women, most of them homeless and sex workers, challenges stigma and discrimination in South Africa. They advocate for transgender-specific shelters, legalisation of sex work and better access to healthcare.
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.
Apr 7, 2022 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests.
Aug 21, 2020 · Several cities, from Cape Town to Kampala, offer a glimpse of how urban mobility might look in Africa's near future. Cycling lanes and walkways are popping up in cities across the globe , from Bogotá to Paris to Jakarta, and even in car-centric cities such as Los Angeles and Sydney, as pandemic-calming measures that ensure physically distanced movement.
Nov 16, 2020 · In 2018 a drought almost caused Cape Town's taps to run dry, an event known as 'Day Zero'. The city has an 80% higher chance of another 'Day Zero' drought by the end of the century if greenhouse gas-emissions keep rising at current rates, according to research.
Apr 10, 2019 · One very recent case that cities around the world are watching is Cape Town’s severe drought and the threat of “Day Zero” – when the city’s taps were due to run dry. Although the city came close to having to turn off the taps, they managed to avoid it. After better rains in 2018 and significant reduction in water use across the city ...
