Tag: Water
Dam levels decline in most provinces
The national storage of 211 dams has decreased slightly by 0.3% to 72.9% compared to 73.2 last week, according to the Department of Water...
Water wise at the V&A waterfront
The V&A Waterfront first introduced water wise measures to its operations in 2009, to conserve what was already a pressurised resource and to manage...
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...
One hundred days of water left in Cape Town dams, restrictions to be tightened
Cape Town’s water supply is down to its last 100 days, resulting in the municipality bringing forward its emergency supply schemes.
Dam storage...
Barclays Africa’s Rise hub hosts hackathon to help generate solutions to water crisis
Rise, Barclays Africa’s innovation hub in Cape Town, hosted a water hackathon on Friday and Saturday, 24-25 March, to help harness the power of technology, innovation...
Western Cape agriculture under threat
Agriculture and food security in the Western Cape are under threat due to increased heat, water stress on crops and livestock and droughts resulting...
Cape Town water being treated for harmless compound
The City of Cape Town is treating its dwindling water supplies for a harmless organic compound that is affecting its smell and taste, it...
Cape Town water crisis: the City’s current and future plans revealed
City of Cape Town’s water and energy efficiency strategist Sarah Rushmere today revealed just how stressed the greater Cape Town water supply system is.
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Additional water restrictions for agricultural sector
As the Western Cape faces a serious drought due to poor rainfall during winter, the Department of Water and Sanitation has informed the agricultural...
Cape Town water prices could jump – De Lille
"If Capetonians don't cut water use even more, the next step to avert dry taps could be putting treated waste water back into the...
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