Meanwhile, the population and water consumption continue to grow. Historical Dam Levels for the Cape Town Region: 2012—Present The easiest way to see trends and how bad the situation is today is by looking at this graph of the dam levels over time. This makes it clear both how severe ...
Cape Town, known as the Mother City of South Africa, is in a water-scarce region and is currently in the midst of a very serious drought. Insufficient rainfall and fast declining dam levels have led to the current unprecedented water crisis. As of Monday, the usable water left in dams st...
The biannual WISA conference held in Cape Town, in June 2018, was indeed very successful. Here are several points that I picked up in the sessions and workshops.Helgard MullerWater sewage and effluent
CAPE TOWN, June 1 (Xinhua) -- Strict water restrictions came into effect on Thursday in the City of Cape Town, South Africa, as a water crisis worsened. In a desperate bid to deal with the crisis, city authorities urged Cape Town residents to store emergency water in case water supply i...
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- The City of Cape Town is considering legal action to compel the national government to come to its rescue as a depeening water crisis is gripping the city, opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) Mmusi Maimane said on Friday. ...
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) - South Africa's Western Cape Province on Wednesday urged the central government to help address the depeening water crisis in Cape Town. The provincial cabinet resolved to take whatever steps are necessary to recover the money from the national government to cover...
In the aftermath of the acute water crisis, building resilience in the water sector has become a priority for the City of Cape Town. In this piece, I discuss several emerging lessons from Cape Town's experience and their implications for water resilience more broadly. While having avoided "...
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The South African government will be offering financial support to the City of Cape Town in addressing a deepening water crisis, Minister of Water and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane said on Sunday. A full plan is being worked out to fund some projects undertaken...
although train tracks and electrical wires positioned between the road and water prevented a full appreciation of the tranquil coastal landscape. Still, though, running along the ocean with its coastline punctuated by the sheer cliffs of Simon’s Town in the distance would be the hands-down high...
In response to the cape town water crisis that nearly led to day zero. The city of cape Town has approved the development of a desalination plant. The desalination plant will have the capacity to produce more than120cubic meters of treated w...