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South Africa: Newlands Spring Water to Be Rerouted Following Physical Altercation, Traffic Congestion
News24Wire, 31 January 2018
Following a physical altercation and mass congestion for water at the Newlands Spring in Cape Town, the city has decided to reroute the water to the Newlands swimming pool site… Read more »
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South Africa: New Day Zero Date Announced
SAnews.gov.za, 31 January 2018
Day Zero, when household taps run dry in the City of Cape Town, has been moved back four days to April 16, the city announced on Tuesday. Read more »
New #DayZero Date Announced for Cape Town
The arrival of Day Zero has been pushed back from 12 to 16 April, Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has said. This comes as The SA Democratic Teachers' Union described the Western Cape government as "incompetent", claiming it is leaving schools to fend for themselves during the crisis, while Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Nielson said plans to build additional desalination plants in the city are currently at the tender stage.
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South Africa: Parliament On Price of Bottled Water
Govt of SA, 31 January 2018
The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry will write to the Minister of Trade and Industry and the National Consumer Commissioner (NCC) to ask them to rein in unscrupulous… Read more »
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South Africa: #CapeWatergate - Sadtu Raises Fears About Impact On Schools
Daily Maverick, 31 January 2018
With Day Zero just 16 days away, SADTU Western Cape has expressed anxiety over the effects of the water crisis on schools. Read more »
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South Africa: Plans for Extra Desalination Plants At Tender Stage - Cape Town Council
News24Wire, 30 January 2018
Cape Town's deputy mayor Ian Nielson says plans to build additional desalination plants in the city are currently at tender stage and could be announced in the next few weeks. Read more »
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South Africa: Cape Town's Drought Crisis Team Closed Down - City
News24Wire, 30 January 2018
A drought crisis task team created last year on the instructions of embattled Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille has been closed down. Read more »
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South Africa: City's Model Shows How We Can Avoid Day Zero
GroundUp, 30 January 2018
Day Zero can just be avoided -- at least in 2018 -- if households and farms keep water use down, according to a model by technical staff at the City of Cape Town. Read more »
InFocus
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As some Capetonians stockpile water amid the city's worst drought in a century, a joint meeting between various stakeholders including the ministers of agriculture, forestry and ... Read more »
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Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane has requested a meeting with African National Congress President Cyril Ramaphosa to discuss how their offices can "best work together to ... Read more »
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The Water Crisis Coalition, comprising representatives from over 70 organisations, protested against city officials, telling them to take responsibility for their failure to plan ... Read more »
