Water crisis in Tshwane takes its toll on agribusiness

Water crisis in Tshwane takes its toll on agribusiness

“Farming with no water is impossible,” says Thabo Mahlangu, a vegetable farmer and owner of Mahlangu Fresh Produce in Winterveld, north of Pretoria, which is being crippled by chronic water shortages. “We plant tomatoes, spinach and maize, but when there’s no water, our crops die and our customers disappear,” Mahlangu told Vutivi News. His small farm once supplied local markets and street vendors, but now it is only harvesting 40% of what it use…