- Capital city water crisis: Johannesburg’s water supply problems stem from rapid growth
- Kanye West calls out Justin Bieber and John Legend on Instagram.
- India vs South Africa : SA win first ODI by 9 runs
Joburg playing catch up with water infrastructure as population grew by 2.5m in 5 years – mayor – News24
Over the past five years, Johannesburg’s population has grown from 4 million to 6.5 million, but the city’s infrastructure hasn’t kept up, News24 reports. Mayor Sello Dada Morero says that this is also part of the problem with water in the western and southern parts of the metro.
The article further states that Morero confirmed that the next step to deal with the water supply problems was to build more infrastructure and reservoirs to hold more water.
He also wants a “water revolution,” promoting the use of JoJo tanks to save water for drinking and cooking and relying on rainwater for washing clothes, watering gardens, and washing cars. Read more here
Kanye West Pulls Justin Bieber & John Legend Into ‘White Lives Matter’ Shirt Controversy – Billboard
After the turmoil with his “White Lives Matter” shirt at Paris Fashion Week, Kanye West isn’t done with his rants on Instagram. According to Billboard, this time, Ye is making fun of Justin Bieber and John Legend while giving Drake some surprising compliments.
Ye’s latest posts started Wednesday night (Oct. 5), when he saw that Hailey Bieber had joined Gigi Hadid in supporting Gabriella Karefa-Johnson. Ye seemed to be offended by Hailey and Gigi’s comments, so he posted a screenshot of a news story about them and wrote, “Wait, am I cancelled again? Please tell me, Justin.” Read more here
Miller blasts Proteas to big total as they edge first ODI in Lucknow – TimesLIVE
Sanju Samson’s brave half-century came just too late, and the Proteas beat India by nine runs in the first ODI on Thursday at the Ekana International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
“Samson, who scored an unbeaten 86 runs off 63 balls, his second half-century in ODI’s — took the hosts to 240-8 in a match was reduced to 40 overs per side by rain.” Read more here
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Weather: Heatwave continues, with rain in some parts of the country – News24
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