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How smart meters can save water in drought ridden Cape Town
The water crisis in South Africa’s Western Cape is cause for grave concern. Authorities are desperately trying to find new water sources, due to consumption not...
City to fast-track water use licences
Critical Water Use License Applications submitted by the City of Cape Town are being assessed and given priority as a further step in ensuring...
Cape Town introduces level 5 water restrictions
With immediate effect, the City of Cape Town will be taking a number of new actions to drive down water consumption, including the introduction...
Crisis puts waste water treatment under the spotlight
There are many opportunities for the treatment of waste water in South Africa, but the uptake of these opportunities has been slow, according to...
Dam levels continue to take a blow
As dam levels continue to decrease, the Department of Water and Sanitation has urged people to use water sparingly and always monitor water usage.
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Why is Cape Town not looking to desalination plants?
The city's catchment area normally gets most of its rain in winter, yet winter is almost over - and dam levels currently stand at only about...
Drought crisis: Rain does not mean we can go back to normal
The City of Cape Town warns all of its water users that failure to reduce consumption spells disaster for everyone. Water usage has shot...
City of Cape Town considering 17 proposals from entrepreneurs to tackle water crisis
As the City of Cape Town brought further water restrictions into effect on Wednesday (1 June), a city councillor has revealed that her office has so...
Day Zero is fast approaching: How will Cape Town look without water?
Helen Zille recently spoke of a ‘Day Zero’ – the day Cape Town potentially runs out of water, but has anyone taken a moment...
Drought crisis: City lowers usage target as dam levels continue to decline
The City of Cape Town has lowered the target for collective water use per day by 100 million litres to 600 million litres. This...
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