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Mop-up operations under way in CT after heavy rain
The city said that 240 dwellings in Strong Yard and in the Constantia informal settlements in Mfuleni, were flooded.
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Average dam levels in WC at 37% after rainfall
Weekend rainfall will continue to have an impact over the coming weeks, as water continues to flow to dams from catchment areas.
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Cape Town dam levels almost double this winter
Average dam levels in the Western Cape are nearly double what they were at this time last year.
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WC govt hoping for more rain to break drought cycle
The South African Weather Service said 86 millimetres of rain fell at Kirstenbosch on Monday. At Jonkershoek the measurement was 53 millimetres.
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WC govt expects dam levels to recover as rainy season approaches
The City of Cape Town said that it is unable to relax level 3 water restrictions at this stage with the average dam level at 47.5% and collective water consumption at 585 million litres per day.
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Capetonians urged to continue saving water as dam levels stabilise
Residents are being allowed to water their gardens but only after 6pm or before 9am on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, for a maximum of one hour.
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DWS warns excessive water usage may put system under strain again
Officials say dam levels in the Western Cape are continuously decreasing due to soaring temperatures that trigger high rates of evaporation.
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WC dam levels at 47.7%
The levels are looking much better compared to the same time last year when levels were sitting at 24%.
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WC govt drought expenditure nears R78.2m
The average dam level has decreased by more than a percent in the last week and is currently at 51%.
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WC dam levels significantly improving, but Beaufort West remains concern
The province’s averages dam levels are floating at just over 52%.
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2018, the year Cape Town dodged Day Zero
Provincial and local government spent millions of rands in 2018 to tackle the Western Cape’s drought.
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Western Cape dam levels stand at 60%
Dams feeding the City of Cape Town have decreased to 70%.
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CT dam levels dip as water consumption rises
That's partly because the city’s usage went up from 546 million litres per day to 563 million litres a day.
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Cape Town's dam levels rebounding, water consumption increases
Cape Town’s dams are collectively nearly 76% full but consumption is up from 511 million litres per day to 520 million litres.
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‘Several areas in WC still gripped by water crisis’
The dire conditions in the Oudtshoorn Municipality have still not changed after its government declared a local state of disaster due to critical water shortages.
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Cape Town’s water situation has improved, expert says
A Cape Town water expert says even though rainfall has been below average over the long-term, the province’s water situation has improved.
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WC dam levels reach 58% while Beaufort West water reserves are running out
Environmental Affairs MEC Anton Bredell has urged residents to continue to use water sparingly as the demand for water is expected to increase ahead of the warmer months.
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Average WC dam levels at 53.3%
The dams filling the City of Cape Town are standing at about 60% this week.
