Water Crisis a Greater Threat than Energy Crisis, Infrastructure Group Warns - South... allafrica: SouthAfrica
According to American multinational infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, a looming water crisis in South Africa will eclipse the nation's current struggle for a stable supply of electricity,. Darrin Green, Africa MD at globally trusted infrastructure firm AECOM, said: The energy crisis is confronting us first, or maybe it is the most obvious, but for me, the current water shortage in Gauteng is absolutely a worse crisis.
The South African market has not reached a sufficient level of maturity in this regard," Green said. An additional example was made of integrated hydrological models of South Africa's coastlines not being updated or maintained.Civil servants have returned to work after a national wage strike organised by the Public Servants Association of South Africa ,. The PSA has maintained its call for a 10% wage hike in the face of a unilateral 3% increase instituted by the government.
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