Water
Some Cape Town homes without water at night as City tries to find right pressure
Councillor urges residents to report problems
Brief | 6 June 2017
What happens when the dams run dry?
Mayor Patricia de Lille: “We are going to have to cut the water off for long hours like with load-shedding”
News | 19 May 2017
What needs to be done about Cape Town’s water crisis
“Decision making … is now lagging too far behind our current reality”
News | 18 May 2017
Here’s where to find data on Cape Town’s water crisis
Government, the weather service and academics need to do better at making data and analysis of the water crisis available
News | 17 May 2017
Study finds that climate change threatens fynbos
Damaged ecosystem would have consequences for water catchment in Western Cape
News | 17 May 2017
What’s causing Cape Town’s water crisis?
Population growth, drought and climate change threaten the city’s water supply
News | 16 May 2017
Pietermaritzburg residents fetch water from a dirty river
Still no water supply in spite of new reservoir
Brief | 10 May 2017
Drought: Cape Town may ban swimming pool top-ups
City’s water use still not down to target levels
News | 13 April 2017
Cape Town’s taps could really run dry
No guarantee of winter rain, scientists say
News | 3 April 2017