Latest articles on Day Zero

Panic over water in Gauteng is misplaced

Article Mike Muller A & Second Look Author - 30 Oct 2019

The department of water and sanitation has plans in place to ensure adequate water supply until 2040 and beyond

Responding to the climate crisis

Article Sipho Kings - 27 Sep 2019

Carbon emmissions continue to soar, but the urgency of the moment is driving change around the world

Day Zero: Lessons for cities in Global South

Article Gina Ziervogel & Leonie Joubert - 26 Jul 2019

For Cape Town to survive, it needs more than just a good technical approach to managing water

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As rivers run dry, Day Zero strikes Eastern Cape’s villages

Article Raeesa Pather - 15 Feb 2019

Severe drought and a struggling municipality means some people drink from muddy puddles

Cape residents continue to save water — report

Article Staff Reporter - 27 Dec 2018

For the week ending on December 24, water consumption in Cape Town was 583 million litres a day

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Here are the City of Cape Town’s guidelines for Level 3 water usage

Article Agency - 29 Nov 2018

Tariffs will also be lowered. If residents use less than 6 000 litres per month, they can expect to pay 35.5% less

Crisis proofing South Africa’s water security

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Nov 2018

South Africa is a water stressed country but crisis point can be avoided

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Water restrictions: Govt to announce water allocation before month end

Article Staff Reporter - 6 Nov 2018

According to Carl Opperman, CEO of Agri Wes-Cape, the agricultural sector was not happy with the delays in decision-making

Seeking mobility justice

Article Staff Reporter - 25 Oct 2018

The drought-related day zero and the mobility day zero have more in common than you may think, writes Dr Bradley Rink

City of Cape Town relaxes water restrictions

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Sep 2018

The City of Cape Town has made the move to relax current water restrictions from Level 6B to Level 5 from October 1

The unbearable lightness of being

Article Sipho Kings - 24 Aug 2018

M&G’s doomsday reporter has returned from his sabbatical seeking that elusive silver lining

Cape Town dam levels reach two-year milestone

Article Staff Reporter - 20 Aug 2018

For the first time since 2016, Cape Town's combined dam levels have broken through the 60% mark

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Bold steps are needed toward a ‘new normal’ that allocates water fairly in SA

Article Staff Reporter - 9 Jul 2018

South Africa is a water-scarce country where inequity and a lack of fairness and justice pervades water distribution

Water restrictions remain but no Day Zero for 2019

Article Raeesa Pather - 28 Jun 2018

No date has been set for when Cape Town can officially declare itself drought-free

Cape Town: No Day Zero for 2019

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Jun 2018

The city also announced that its stringent water restrictions are to be maintained

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