Metrorail currently has 47 train sets on the Western Cape rail network, which needs 88 to run efficiently.

The Cape's persistent dry spell, according to a weather scientist, is expected to continue at least until autumn.

In recent months, there’s been a surge in drilling for private boreholes in Cape Town.

The WWF has launched #WatershedWednesday, which calls on Capetonians to save water when they are not at home.

The province remains in the grips of a devastating drought, with dam levels at 36% of their storage capacity.

While the Western Cape is experiencing its worst drought in a century, other parts of the country are also experiencing water shortages.

Drought conditions continue to maintain a stranglehold in various provinces including the Western and Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Plans are underway to build a dozen desalination plants the majority will be temporary with the first ones expected to come online in February.

A desalination expert is urging the City of Cape Town to seriously consider building a large-scale desalination plant as the Western Cape’s economy depends on it.

#WaterShedWednesday is a simulation of how it will feel if 'day zero' arrives in the Western Cape.

The City of Cape Town is looking at ways to augment dwindling water supplies through water reclamation.

Some experts have expressed concern that water from the Cape Flats aquifer may be contaminated with pesticides from the horticultural zone above it.

A water re-use expert believes this is definitely the way the City of Cape Town will have to go to ensure a municipal water supply.

Western Cape's Agriculture MEC Alan Winde visited Graafwater says that some West Coast farmers are taking a beating due to the drought.

MEC Alan Winde is in the West Coast town of Graafwater to celebrate residents who are growing their own vegetables.

City bosses have a three-pronged approach to stave off so-called day zero, desalination, tapping into aquifers and treating effluent.

The cape is experiencing its worst drought in a century with dam levels hovering at 36%.

As city bosses scramble to implement emergency plans, the health sector is confident that it will be able to continue functioning.