The KZN drought in one word: ‘devastating’
With the government water supply not consistent, and rivers drying up, investment is needed to ensure water-related infrastructure works reliably
06 June 2019 - 12:33
At the height of the 2015 drought that parched the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Julie Mkhize had to pull carcasses of dead cows from the dried river bed near her village, after the desperate animals perished seeking water.
Soon people in her rural community were collapsing as well from dehydration, with 10 dying from drought-related illnesses as drinking water ran short, she says...
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