Tag: drought
Cape Town’s water restrictions still in place despite rain
Capetonians will have to wait longer before water restrictions are lifted.
The City of Cape Town says level 6B water restrictions will remain...
Cape Town’s surge in jobs defies drought
Despite a crippling drought, which saw Cape Town come close to running out of water, employment in the city grew nearly 5% over the...
Cape Town’s July rainfall way below average
Rainfall in Cape Town's water catchment areas was way below average during July, with one weather station recording less than a third of the...
Cape Town’s stringent water restrictions to remain in place… at least for now
Cape Town's strict Level 6B water restrictions will remain in place, at least until the end of August, and will not be relaxed to...
Theewaterskloof doubles in capacity
Cape Town has experienced downpours over the last few weeks, and images released by NASA has shown how Theewaterskloof Dam levels have increased. Water...
France to help drought-hit Witsand with solar-power desalination plant
The French government and the Western Cape provincial government have committed to invest R9m on a 50-50 basis in the country’s first solar-powered desalination...
Cape Town ‘investibility’ remains intact
Despite a year of great political and economic uncertainty, compounded by the worst drought in 100 years, the City of Cape Town has continued...
Historic drought takes toll on South Africa’s vineyards
The worst drought in living memory has hit vineyards in South Africa's Western Cape hard, reducing grape harvests and adding to pressure on the...
Water consumption spikes in drought-stricken Cape Town
Collective water consumption has increased by 5% from 516 million litres to 542 million litres over the past several days.
Many Capetonians are...
Why April rainfall is key to stave off Cape Town’s Day Zero
In three weeks’ time experts will be able to say with some certainty whether Cape Town is likely to get enough rain this year...
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