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[WATCH] CT hosts National Water and Sanitation Master Plan
The Department of Water and Sanitation hosted a Master Plan at their regional offices in Cape Town which aims to establish a consolidated plan for water and sanitation to meet future needs.
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[WATCH] How you can use your 50 litres of water a day
Level 6B water restrictions come into effect on 1 February. This means daily consumption per person per household has been cut to 50 litres.
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[WATCH] Maimane launches #DefeatDayZero plan
Leader of the Democratic Alliance Mmusi Maimane introduced the party’s plan to avoid day zero which is forecasted for 12 April.
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WWF urges borehole owners to ensure water is safe to drink
The WWF has released its Wednesday Water File, in which advice is given to Cape Town residents in the build-up to day zero.
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Zille to meet school principals amid water crisis
Premier Helen Zille says the government wants to ensure that schools remain open and operational in the event of day zero.
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[LISTEN] Day zero brought forward by 10 days
Water strategist Anthony Turton says the Western Cape water crisis has become a political matter between the national government and the provincial government.
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Maimane 'not satisfied' with City of CT's handling of drought crisis
DA leader Mmusi Maimane has on Wednesday held a community briefing in Athlone to inform people of a programme to avoid day zero.
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[OPINION] Water Wars: The Smiths of Constantia
Haji Mohamed Dawjee tells a story from the future.
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Day Zero brought forward, CT officials prepare for worst
With the city’s feeder dams sitting at just 27.2% of capacity, there are fewer than 80 day’s till the water runs out.
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[WATCH] SAB: From hops to H2O
South African Breweries has thrown Cape Town residents a life line in and brought 9 million litres of water online.
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Plans in place to deal with disease outbreaks amid CT water crisis
Premier Helen Zille has on Monday met with delegates from the National Disaster Risk Management Department and other bodies in preparation for the day Cape Town's municipal water supply runs dry.
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[WATCH] Day Zero inevitable for Cape Town
As the city's dam levels plummet to around 18%, Capetonians have less than 90 days to prepare for Day Zero.
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De Lille defying DA over management of CT's drought crisis?
Patricia de Lille's been stripped of her duties of managing the drought crisis, yet she addressed a briefing on Thursday where it was announced that water curbs are to be intensified.
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Cape Town residents pour cold water on proposed drought levy
In a public participation process, the City of Cape Town received more than 60,000 comments on the drought tax.
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What level 6B water restrictions mean
Most Capetonians still exceed the daily limit of 87 litres of water per person per day and soon that could cost them. Council will vote to introduce level 6B water restrictions which will reduce the target to 50 litres per day.
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'Almost 60% of Capetonians ignoring water limits'
On Friday council will consider whether it should scrap a proposed drought levy.
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Cape Town to implement level 6B water restrictions
The City of Cape Town will be implementing level 6B water restrictions from 1 February - this means daily consumption per person, per household has been cut to 50 litres.
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City of CT mulls reducing proposed drought levy following outcry
The public has already railed against a drought charge with an unprecedented number of more than 60,000 comments received.
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De Lille: I will continue to manage city reponse to water crisis
On Sunday, the DA's federal executive said it wanted deputy mayor Ian Neilson and mayoral committee member Xanthea Limberg to take over leadership of the city's drought response.
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City of CT consulting national govt to increase authority over borehole use
If you have a borehole, the city can't tell you what to do with the water it pumps, but the national Water and Sanitation Department can.
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DA metro exec makes U-turn on CT drought levy
After voting in favour of the proposal at a full council meeting last month, the party’s metro executive, which includes DA city councillors, now says that the plan is not viable and can't be supported.
