The physical lack of water is often not the cause of a community's water scarcity. In Africa,
socially-induced water scarcity is a more prevalent reason for people's lack of access …

This paper examines the dynamics of water governance in South Africa during the colonial
and apartheid periods, focusing on the socio-economic and political invented water scarcity …

Abstract" Most countries in the Southern African Region have instituted sweeping reforms of
their water and land policies as well as the corresponding institutional configurations. These …

Continued, accelerating water inequalities and conflicts in the postcolonial world cannot be
properly grasped without a thorough understanding of colonialism and its legacies. At the …

Even though the provision of good quality basic services to everyone was one of the main
strategies identified to address the legacies of apartheid in democratic South Africa, it seems …

Water scarcity is a gendered issue. With the increasing effects of climate change, water
scarcity is becoming one of the most imminent threats to humanity. In many parts of the …

SOURCES: Peter Gleick, The World's Water 2000-2001, The Biennial Report on Freshwater
Resources: Table 1; and Carl Haub and Diana Cornelius, 2001 World Population Data …

Abstract Section 27 (1b) of the Bill of Rights under the Constitution (1996) of the Republic of
South Africa states that:“Everyone has the right to have access to sufficient food and …

The recognition of the right to water as a universal human right marks a milestone in the
realm of water governance, and yet scholars and policy makers continue to debate the …

South Africa has reformed its water governance to remedy the prominent disparities in water
service provision that resulted from the legacy of apartheid. However, despite the new policy …