
Water shortages hit South Africa's capital Pretoria
Dam levels plummet by as much as 60% triggering water shortages across the country
Communities across South Africa have been warned to reduce their daily water usage as the country grapples with a potentially crippling water shortage. Several communities around the country's capital Pretoria have been without water for days.
Student leaders at Uganda's top university are planning to protest against a hike in tuition fees. Makerere University's administrators have offered a meeting to discuss the matter, but it is yet unclear whether students' leaders will attend. Last week's demonstrations over the same issue led to violent clashes with police forces deployed to secure the protests. We speak to journalist Dear Jeanne who is following the events live from Kampala.
We speak to Viemens Bamfo, aged twelve, he's the youngest student ever to gain admission to the University of Ghana.
(Image: A local resident fetches water from a water pipe in the Juju valley informal settlement, on the outskirts of the northern South African city of Polokwane, on May 7, 2019. Credit: GUILLEM SARTORIO/AFP/Getty Images)
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