The Citizen

Cape Town dam levels drop as water reserves continue to fall

Total stored water is declining week on week and sits significantly below this time last year. Here is what the latest data means for your water supply.
South African Government

Water and Sanitation calls for heightened water conservation following Mpumalanga dam levels drop

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) calls for heightened water conservation as dam levels in the Mpumalanga Province continue to drop, even though still stable around 100%.
News24

Cape Town raises drought fears amid 55% dam levels and uncertain rain forecasts

Almost 10 years after Cape Town experienced a drought so severe it sparked fears of a Day Zero scenario in which residents’ taps would run dry, the City of Cape Town is again sounding the alarm over ...

Water in the dams, but South Africa’s taps are dry: essential reads on a history of bad management

It’s become a common refrain in South Africa: there’s no drought, dams and reservoirs are full, but the taps are dry. The ongoing crisis has been decades in the making. South Africa is a water-scarce ...
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 ...