(Source: Department of Government Communication & Information System - Republic of South Africa) 13 November 2015 Colleague Ministers Executive Mayors Directors-General City Managers Members of the media Ladies and gentlemen Thank you for joining us this morning for the briefing on drought. Today's media briefing takes place against the backdrop of drought conditions which set in with effect from about 2013. As observed in 2015, the increasing severity of this drought is impacting negatively on the country in both social and economic terms. South Africa is a water scarce country and ranks as one of the 30 driest countries in the world with an average rainfall of about 40% less than the...
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