/ 21 February 2018

Day Zero pushed back to July 9

Despite the city not meeting water conservation targets
Dams would need to reach 65% by the end of the rainy season at the start of October before the city's water storage capacity moves out of the danger zone. (David Harrison/M&G)

Despite the city not meeting water conservation targets, Cape Town’s Day Zero has been pushed to July 9 instead of the scheduled date of June 4