SA’s commercial farmers are angry about the water & sanitation department’s plans to introduce black shareholding requirements of up to 75% for water licences, saying this threatens farmers’ access to finance as well as the country’s food security.
ith the ascent of Donald Trump into the US presidency, the removal of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from the US federal government began in earnest, and soon many corporates began to follow suit.
South Africa has faced a chronic water shortage for many years, with large parts of the country experiencing recurring drought conditions, depleted groundwater, and critically low dam levels in many regions.