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Sesotho. Baye. Gqeberha (Xhosa: [ᶢǃʱɛ̀ɓéːxà]; English: / kɛˈbɛərxə / keh-BAIR-khə[3]), formerly known as Port Elizabeth, and colloquially referred to as P.E., [a] is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South ...
The Baakens River, also known as Gqeberha River (Xhosa: [ᶢǃʱɛ̀ɓéːxà]), [1] is a river that empties at Port Elizabeth's city centre and harbour in Algoa Bay. [2]The river flows for about 23 km (14 mi) from its catchment area at Sherwood, Hunter's Retreat, and Rowallan Park through mainly urban area to its mouth.
Swartkops River, also Zwartskop River, ( Afrikaans: black hills) is a watercourse in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. [1] The source of the Swartkops is near Cockscombe Mountain, [2] and it flows east into the Algoa Bay of the Indian Ocean in Bluewater Bay, just outside Gqeberha. [1] Its two main tributaries are the northern Kwa-Zunga ...
Bluewater Bay is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9,3 miles) north of the city of Port Elizabeth on the mouth of the Swartkops River. Neighbouring suburbs include St Georges Strand to the north and Amsterdamhoek to the west. Notable suburbs further away include Motherwell and Markman to the north, Deal Party to the south, Swartkops to the ...
Creates. Churchill Dam Reservoir. Total capacity. 33 282 000 m³. Surface area. 253 ha. Churchill Dam, is a multi-arch type dam located at the Kromme River (sometimes spelled Krom River ), near Kareedouw, Eastern Cape, in South Africa. It was established in 1943 and its main purpose is for municipal and industrial usage.
The main causes of water scarcity in Africa are physical and economic water scarcity, rapid population growth, and the effects of climate change on the water cycle. Water scarcity is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. [1] The rainfall in sub-Saharan Africa is highly seasonal and unevenly distributed, leading to ...
Water stress is the ratio of water use relative to water availability and is therefore a demand-driven scarcity. [1] Water scarcity (closely related to water stress or water crisis) is the lack of fresh water resources to meet the standard water demand. There are two type of water scarcity. One is physical.
Water shortages in Cuba are increasingly flaring tempers, including in capital Havana, as problems mount for hundreds of thousands of residents already ragged from shortfalls in food, fuel and ...