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South Africa: Cape Town Winning Day Zero Battle, but City Warns Residents to Keep Saving
News24Wire, 5 March 2018
The City of Cape Town has repeated its call to locals to continue to save drinking water, even though Day Zero has been pushed back again - this time from July 9 to July 15. Read more »
Cape Town Residents Continue #DayZero Fight as Dam Levels Drop
MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning Anton Bredell has said that the latest average level, for dams across the Western Cape, is 20.83% - compared to 30.09% for the same time last year. According to Democratic Alliance leader Mmusi Maimane, Day Zero will not occur in 2018 if water consumption rates remain at the current levels.
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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 ... Read more »
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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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"Level 6 water restrictions are here - this means the crisis in the Western Cape has intensified to the point where 'Day Zero' is looking more real by the day. For my allAfrica ... 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 »
