Browsing Journals by Subject "Gamka Dam"
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Between drought and deluge: A history of water provision to Beaufort West, ca. 1858-1955
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2020)Beaufort West was the first rural town in South Africa to receive municipal status as early as 1837. Situated in the arid interior of the country, the town has struggled with water provision and sufficient water supplies ... -
Water shortages in Beaufort West : lessons learnt and applied during the 2009–2011 and 2017–2019 droughts
(AOSIS, 2022)Increasing and prolonged droughts have become a feature of the South African environmental landscape. This article investigates the sustainability of water procurement to the town of Beaufort West and the reasons for the ...