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Water rights ruling a catalyst for agri transformation

Water is generally a scarce commodity in South Africa and is unevenly distributed. This has been enabled by the discriminatory laws and practices of the past that have hindered equal access to water resources in the country.

The scarcity of water has led to government putting in place regulations on the usage of water by enacting the National Water

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