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title: "Joburg's water emergency; Cape Town's future of extreme weather; and the man who can save SA"
description: "Johannesburg's water cuts could be the start of a wider water crisis. A new startup gives fashion waste a 'second life' in SA. And we follow a rugby player's journey from the field to the winelands."
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publisher: "Daily Maverick"
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section: "THE WEEKEND WRAP"
author: "Daily Maverick"
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canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-09-30-johannesburgs-water-emergency-cape-towns-future-of-extreme-weather-and-the-man-who-can-save-sa/"
published: "2023-09-30T08:34:38"
updated: "2023-09-30T08:35:07"
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# Joburg's water emergency; Cape Town's future of extreme weather; and the man who can save SA

> Johannesburg's water cuts could be the start of a wider water crisis. A new startup gives fashion waste a 'second life' in SA. And we follow a rugby player's journey from the field to the winelands.

By Daily Maverick · Published 30 September 2023, 10:34 SAST · Updated 30 September 2023, 10:35 SAST

## Key points
- Daily Maverick's Weekend Wrap is the perfect way to catch up on everything you missed - in one sentence!
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## Content

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