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The Polokwane Municipality has issued a statement informing residents being serviced through the Olifantspoort plant about water shortages due to repairs on Specon pipeline. According to the statement, the pipeline was damaged while cleaning storm water drainage channels.  Estimated time for repairs is unknown according to the Municipality, but technicians were currently assessing the damage

Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba says R6 billion has been allocated towards drought relief and to augment public infrastructure investment. The announcement comes as efforts are underway to declare three provinces, particularly Cape Town in the Western Province, as national disaster areas. On Tuesday, the City of Cape Town announced that Day Zero – a day