The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it has a number of contingency plans in place to prevent the City from completely exhausting all its water supplies and it will remain open for tourism and investment. Andrew Whitfield MMC for Economic...
Water levels at dams supplying South Africa’s Cape Town fell further this week, according to data reported on Wednesday, indicating a deepening crisis that could soon see taps in the tourist hub run dry by May. Reuters on Wednesday reported that...
Day zero is now also looming for the Eastern Cape’s Kouga region. Disadvantaged communities are already feeling the impact. Their main supply dam is at 9 percent. The majority of the three hundred thousand people in Hankey and Patensie areas...
Volunteers that can donate time or goods to assist officials tasked with managing the Cape water crisis can now pledge their support through a platform hosted by the Water Institute of South Africa. The platform is a simple tool that allows...
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...
The City of Cape Town’s municipal water supply may dry up sooner than expected following a decline in dam levels this week that has brought Day Zero closer. “Unfortunately, due to a drop in the dam levels of 1.4%, Day Zero has, as of today, moved...
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 decided to limit its residents to using 50 litres of water per person per day for the next 150 days, as “Day Zero” draws closer. The city took the decision after residents failed to cooperate and reduce their consumption....
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...
