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Cape Town drought limits people to 13 gallons of water a day
Fearing the complete depletion of their water supply amid an extreme drought, officials in South Africa’s second most populous city have limited water consumption to 13 gallons per resident a day. Police are also fining people for watering their lawns…
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PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode March 31, 2018
On this edition for Saturday, March 31, protests continue in Sacramento following a police shooting there of Stephon Clark and tensions rise after deadly demonstrations along the Gaza border. Also, residents in Cape Town, South Africa, are cutting back their…
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Cape Town drought is a global harbinger, says NASA scientist
Factors like population growth, income inequality and climate change have exacerbated water related issues around the world. Abuse and depletion of the natural resource has led to instability and violence in places like Iran, Syria and Bangladesh as well as…
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Cape Town’s urban vineyard could revitalize the city’s poor
South Africa is known for its breathtaking vineyards -- but the poor urban settlements of Cape Town are not. Yet here, too, farmers are relying on growing grapes to support themselves, in a community where the average annual income is…
A Muslim academic recently opened a gay- and women-friendly mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, which was largely regarded as a response to the culture of exclusion and conservatism in the Muslim faith. And despite receiving death threats and fierce…
A new “gay-friendly” mosque in Cape Town, South Africa, opened its doors on Friday despite receiving death threats and criticism from the local Muslim community.
As Cape Town, South Africa, prepares to host eight World Cup soccer matches, Jonathon Miller of Independent Television News reports on the drugs, poverty and gangs that lie in the shadows of the city's soccer stadium.
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