A tale of two towns: Water provision and management in the towns of Beaufort West and Vanrhynsdorp, c. 1900–1970
The Karoo region of South Africa receives some of the lowest annual precipitation in South Africa. The towns of Beaufort West and Vanrhynsdorp share a history of unreliable water supplies, coupled with extreme poverty that left a large section of the population of these towns with little to no acces...
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| Main Authors: | Wessel P. Visser, Daniel R. Rademan |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
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2024-02-01
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| Series: | Contree |
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| Online Access: | https://newcontree.org.za/index.php/nc/article/view/252 |
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