'Water for All or the City Must Fall', Cape Town Protesters Say
The Water Crisis Coalition, comprising representatives from over 70 organisations, protested against city officials, telling them to take responsibility for their failure to plan for water scarcity. This comes as a drop in dam levels caused #DayZero to be moved forward to 12 April 2017.
Four-year-old Caleb Slabbert attended the protest.
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South Africa:
Water for All or the City Must Fall - Cape Town Protesters
News24Wire, 28 January 2018
"Water for all or the city must fall," dozens of protesters chanted outside the Cape Town civic centre on Sunday where concerned ratepayers gathered in protest against the drought… Read more »
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South Africa:
So Madam Minister, Where Is the Water? - Asks Cape Town Deputy Mayor
News24Wire, 28 January 2018
"So madam minister, where is the water?" Read more »
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South Africa:
Money Won't Curb #DayZero, We Must Adapt - Minister
News24Wire, 28 January 2018
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says that throwing money at the looming #DayZero crisis is not the answer, but rather Capetonians need to adapt to the situation. Read more »
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South Africa:
Water Crisis Is a 'Governance Disaster' - Former Western Cape MEC
News24Wire, 28 January 2018
The handling of the water crisis has revealed a crisis in the governance of Cape Town, former Health MEC Theuns Botha said over the weekend. Read more »
InFocus
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City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson has said that due to a drop in dam levels, Day Zero in Cape Town has been brought forward by nine days. Read more »
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The City of Cape Town will introduce tighter water restrictions with a new limit of 50 litres per person per day to make up for the many months of missing the 500 million litre per ... Read more »
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Level 6 water restrictions have been implemented. Urban households are required to reduce water usage by 45%, and agricultural users to reduce consumption by 60%. However, ... Read more »
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According to the City, Day Zero is when almost all of the taps in the city will be turned off and residents would have to queue for water at approximately 200 sites across the ... Read more »