Drought has been a constant threat to farming in South Africa. Read an old article about water and politics in southern Africa.
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Drought, water and politics in southern Africa
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- 24 Jul 2019
South African History Online. (2017, May 26). Drought, water and politics in southern Africa. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123397
South African History Online (2017) 'Drought, water and politics in southern Africa', South African History Online, 26 May. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123397 (Accessed: 30 July 2026).
South African History Online, Drought, water and politics in southern Africa [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123397, (accessed 30 July 2026).
"Drought, water and politics in southern Africa." South African History Online, 26 May 2017, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123397. Accessed 30 July 2026.
South African History Online. "Drought, water and politics in southern Africa." South African History Online. May 26, 2017. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0123397.
Further reading
Place
Cape St Francis, Western Cape Peninsula
Manuel Perestrelo visited Cape St Francis in 1575 and named it 'Bahia de Sao Francisco'.
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