Water infrastructure maintenance for Gauteng
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The planned work will roll out at different times across several municipalities starting on the 29th of May and continuing through to the 2nd of June.
Dr. Ferrial Adam, Executive Director of WaterCAN, a project of the Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse, or OUTA, says that according to the report, the most significant impact of climate change will be through water, with droughts, floods, and heavy rains affecting infrastructure.
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