Tag: Water
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...
Councillor Limberg comments on water drill plan
Mayoral Committee Member for Informal Settlements, Water and Waste Services; and Energy, Councillor, Xanthea Limberg says:
"The City has been studying the deep aquifer underlying...
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...
You ‘eat’ 30 kilos of soil a day…
Every meal you eat now costs the planet 10kg in lost topsoil.
That’s the warning of “Surviving the 21st Century” author Julian Cribb...
Drought has turned Western Cape into a disaster area
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has appealed to all businesses throughout the province to do everything possible to save water and to...
Cape Town invention stops large-scale water wastage
With Cape Town praying that rain will come before the city’s dams run dry, Mike Mayne believes he has a home-grown solution to the...
Cape Town drought: city ‘waiting on a miracle’
Amidst what is labelled as the worst drought in Cape Town in 100 years, a city official told delegates at the African Utility Week...
Water and Sanitation owed R2.7bn
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane says debt owed to the department by some water boards and municipalities amounted to around R2.7 billion.
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Dam levels critical for Cape Town
Despite the recent rains, the water levels remain critical for the City of Cape Town.
Dam levels are now at 22.8% for storage...
How groundwater can help – not solve – city’s water shortage
As the end of summer finds Cape Town’s water supply in a precarious state, there are options for making relatively quick and expanded use...
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