Western Cape faces triple threat: Fuel supply, FMD, and drought crises

The Western Cape Government is tackling a critical crisis involving fuel supply, Foot-and-Mouth Disease, and declining water ...
The South African on MSN

Cape Town dam levels dip below 50%, water restrictions proposed

Cape Town’s dam levels have fallen below 50%, with officials warning that water restrictions may be introduced sooner than ...
Naija Gist - Latest

Drought-stricken Cape Town counts the cost

The Western Cape region has gone without significant rains for more than three years, forcing South Africa's second city to slash residential water consumption by more than 60 percent. "It's the ...
The Citizen

Cape Town water usage surges as dams plunge to 50%

Cape Town is once again staring down the spectre of Day Zero as a scorching heatwave drives water usage to dangerous highs, ...
Naija Gist - Latest

As Cape Town drought bites, what is 'Day Zero'?

Cape Town is in the grip of a catastrophic three-year-long drought as winter rains have repeatedly failed causing dam levels to drop to dangerously low levels. South Africa's second city is now facing ...
Politicsweb

Beaufort West:'Day Zero' drought claims not true - WCape govt

Beaufort West 'Day Zero' drought claims not true - Western Cape government. 13 November 2017. Cape Town – The Western Cape ...
saudigazette

The tow-an-iceberg plan being floated to ease Cape Town drought

CAPE TOWN - It is a plan as crazy as the situation is desperate - towing an iceberg from Antarctica to Cape Town to supply fresh water to a city in the grip of drought. Earlier this year, Cape Town ...

Global ‘Day Zero Drought’ by 2030? Scientists warn water crisis could hit THESE regions first

'Day Zero Drought' is being defined as a compound event where several things go wrong at once over several years and THESE ...