The recent heavy downpours in the Western Cape has resulted in a major boost in dam levels. The biggest dam in the province, the Theewaterskloof Dam, increased by 8.6% since last week bringing the levels up to a healthy 61.7%. Clanwilliam Dam, the...
Scientists say from University of Cape Town say that although Cape Town may have dodged Day Zero, water scarcity will become the ‘new normal’ and there is no way Capetonians can go back to using water as they did in the past. Johan Enqvist and Gina...
Transnet has approved further studies into the establishment of a Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant at the Port of Cape Town’s Quay 700 area. Cape Town remains a water scarce region, having just emerged from its worst drought since 1904....
Amid challenges such as climate change, disaster reduction and future proofing, is enough being done to preserve our water? Research by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that limiting global warming to 1.5°C...
