Looks like more than half of our water systems are rocking top-notch microbiological quality, while 46% didn’t quite make the cut and got slapped with the ‘poor’ or ‘bad’ label in South Africa’s most recent Blue Drop Watch Report.
Rhodes University students and Makhanda residents are fed up with the ongoing water crisis that is keeping parts of Grahamstown as dry as a stone.
Earlier today, the City of Cape Town announced impending changes to our water restrictions, which will also reduce the average monthly water bill.
With the dams filling up, you might think there is room to relax a little on water usage. In reality, now is the time to be more conscious than ever.
Day Zero might have been pushed back thanks to rising dam levels, but experts warn that Cape Town is still in danger of their taps running dry.
As the water levels of Cape Town’s major dams continues to rise, the City is considering relaxing the daily water usage targets.
Drastic times call for drastic measures, and the Mother City has approved a number of new regulations that will see residents doubling down on water-saving efforts.
The first desalination plant in Cape Town has been completed and is online, but did it pass a taste test with flying colours?
Cape Town is going through the most with the water crisis, and we’ve heard about all kinds of solutions (icebergs, anyone?). This one looks like a good time.