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Stellenbosch Municipality to step up water restrictions
Stellenbosch Mayor Gesie Van Deventer says the municipality's water dependence on the City of Cape Town will decrease significantly.
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Cosatu: National govt must urgently intervene in CT water crisis
Cosatu has demanded the Presidency urgently intervenes in the ongoing drought crisis.
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Zille to meet authorities to create plan for day zero
Authorities are preparing to deal with the consequences of the complete shut down of water supplies to residents.
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City of CT accused of lying about water crisis
Cosatu handed over a memorandum to officials on Sunday and demanded a change in leadership over the drought crisis.
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CT water crisis: 'The poor won’t be scapegoats for incompetence'
Trade union federation Cosatu has organised the protest and claims city bosses have failed to manage the devastating drought.
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Economist: Spike in grape prices inevitable amid drought
The sector is being affected by the ongoing drought in the province.
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Concerns as Cape Town’s dam levels continue to drop
Provincial Environmental Affairs spokesperson James Brent-Styan says that over the past month, water use has increased in smaller regions and towns.
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Cape Town's day zero could be moved forward again
The current day zero - which is the day the taps will run dry - is 22 April.
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De Lille tours CT drilling site amid water crisis
Pressure is ramping up for city bosses to find alternative water resources amid the worst drought to grip the Western Cape in a century.
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[WATCH] Day zero looms closer despite festive season water savings
Mayor Patricia de Lille has announced that water use remained constant over the festive season, despite a strong influx of tourists.
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CT day zero moved forward by a week
Officials say half of the city's residents aren't adhering to the water consumption cap of 87 litres per person per day.
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De Lille threatens to identify CT water guzzlers’ properties on map
The Western Cape is experiencing its worst drought in more than a hundred years.
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[LISTEN] Should restaurants charge for tap water?
Chairperson at Fedhasa Cape, Jeff Rosenberg, explains the organisation's position on restaurants charging for tap water, especially given the water crisis in Cape Town.
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Cold front expected to bring relief from heatwave in Gauteng, Limpopo
A cold front is expected to move over the Northern Cape from this evening which should bring some respite.
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Prince Albert set for water-shedding
The town's municipality has had to introduce water restrictions as it tries to deal with a province-wide drought.
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Waterless day zero a threat to SA’s economy - AgriSA
With dam levels critically low, plans are being implemented to intensify efforts to save as much water during the hot and dry summer season.
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[INFOGRAPHIC] What Cape Town's level 6 water restrictions entail
The City of Cape Town officially implemented level 6 water restrictions on 1 January.
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Level 6 water restrictions in full swing in CT
The Western Cape is in the midst of the worst drought in decades and city officials are trying to stave off what they're calling 'day zero'.
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City of CT to implement level 6 water restrictions in January
From 1 January 2018 excessive usage for domestic properties is classified as being in excess of 10,500 litres per month.
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Gauteng dam levels continue to rise, says Water Dept
The 14 dams which form part of the integrated Vaal River system are currently at 71.9% last year they stood at 53.7%.
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Drought to hit SA's 2018 wine harvest
The winelands are mostly in the coastal Western Cape province which was declared a disaster area in May due to a severe drought that has dried up dams and led to water restrictions.
