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In many regions, human–water systems are already in a post-crisis state of failure. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

World enters era of ‘global water bankruptcy’, UN report warns

Traditional talk of a water crisis and water stress no longer reflects the current reality

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
File photo: A cemetery sits on melting permafrost tundra at the Yupik Eskimo village of Quinhagak on the Yukon Delta in Alaska. (MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images)

UN report warns of synchronising of global crises

Viruses and microorganisms hidden in thawing permafrost, AI and digital transformation, armed conflict and violence are among key shifts and signals of change

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
MEC Mbali Hlophe wants every household in the province to embrace the idea of food security.

Creating food security through training, technology and the establishment of Buy-Back Centres for recycling waste

Initiatives by the Gauteng Department of Social Development, Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment

  • Derek Davey
10 min read