In an effort to help the City of Cape Town and the Western Cape Province mitigate the impact of Day Zero, Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages (CCPB) is finalising the details of a plan to provide millions of litres of relief water. The “prepared water”...
The City of Cape Town on Monday activated its Disaster Operations Centre (DOC) to execute its Water Disaster Plan, which will take effect in the event of Day Zero. The City said while it was completely focused on beating back Day Zero it needed to...
Western Cape Premier, Helen Zille, has written to the Presidency asking that a national disaster is declared. This as dam levels in the province start dropping to below 30 percent and Day Zero looms large. Zille says the response comes after the...
The City of Cape Town has launched a water map with the aim of creating a renewed sense of consciousness around water consumption in the drought plagued city. The map forms part of the municipality’s water saving efforts and was established to help...
The City of Cape Town is expediting the roll-out of water pressure management technology as part of its drought relief measures. The municipality has identified 25 areas across the city that could benefit from this technology over the next three...
The Department of Water and Sanitation met with AGRI-SA recently to discuss a way forward for the agricultural sector to deal with the challenges created by the debilitating drought engulfing the Western Cape. While the general consensus was that...
The City of Cape Town is implementing Level 6 water restrictions from January 2018 as part of its efforts to drive down water consumption and avoid Day Zero. The implementation of the latest water restrictions for the Western Cape water supply...
The Central Karoo town of Beaufort West has been thrown a life line after a new water source was found that will provide water to residents over the next four years. The town was fast approaching the dreaded day zero as the local Gamka dam dried up...
The City of Cape Town is making treated wastewater available to businesses that depend on water for their operations. The initiative forms part of the City’s efforts to drive down water consumption amidst the unprecedented drought plaguing the...
