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South Africa: Cape Town Drought - City 'Waiting on a Miracle'
African Utility Week, 18 May 2017
Amidst what is labelled as the worst drought in Cape Town in 100 years, a city official told delegates at the African Utility Week conference there was no way they could reasonably… Read more »
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South Africa: Open Letter to Zuma - 'Water Crisis Will Lead to War and Deaths in Western Cape'
News24Wire, 17 May 2017
The water crisis in the Western Cape will lead to war and deaths unless urgent steps are taken soon, Congress of South African Trade Union (Cosatu) said on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Interventions Underway to Mitigate Western Cape Drought Crisis
SAnews.gov.za, 16 May 2017
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane has stressed the need to urgently maintain infrastructure, repair leaks rapidly and to operate water systems more efficiently in… Read more »
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South Africa: Cape Town Recommends Level 4 Water Restrictions
News24Wire, 16 May 2017
The City of Cape wants to introduce Level 4 water restrictions which would ban all use of municipal water for outside and non-essential use and limit residents to 100 litres of… Read more »
Water Restrictions Outlined as Cape Town Battles Drought Crisis
Proposed water restrictions would limit residents to 100 litres of water per person per day and ban car washing, watering of gardens and irrigation with municipal drinking water if approved.
Photo Essay
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Cape Town's Water Crisis In Photos, May 2017
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Six major dams hold 99.6% of Cape Town's water capacity, with eight smaller dams, mostly on Table Mountain, responsible for a mere 0.4%. Theewaterskloof is the largest of the six major dams, with a ... see more »
Retreating water levels at Theewaterskloof Dam have left dying plant life behind.
InFocus
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A water "festival of ideas" has been planned by Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille where suppliers of large, utility-scale water supply and water saving equipment will meet with ... Read more »
