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Drought
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Cape Town Is Moving Forward With Plans For A Permanent Desalination Plant
18 Sep 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
The desalination project is expected to produce 50 to 70 million litres of water a day by 2030.
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Tip A Hat To This Forethought – Cape Town Preps For Future Droughts Even As Dams Overflow
06 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Knowing how water doesn’t last forever, Cape Town is planning new desalination plants and treating wastewater to diversify its future supply and reduce reliance on dams.
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So How Hot Was 2022? La Niña Brought The Drama But Now We’re Bracing For Drier, Hotter El Niño Chaos
12 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Yeah, we’re talking about the weather and it is actually fascinating.
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Capetonians Need To Pay Attention To The Warning Signs Of Another Day Zero
15 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Although it may be too early to actually panic, it is probably necessary to sound the initial alarm to avoid yet another Day Zero like the one experienced in 2018.
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Think Cape Town Is Out Of The ‘Day Zero’ Woods? Not So Fast
10 Nov 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We have just had ourselves a pretty wet winter, and our biggest dams are filled to the brim. Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, though.
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Comparing Vaal Dam And Cape Dams – When Does Gauteng Start To Worry About A ‘Day Zero’ Scenario?
23 Sep 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Vaal Dam is Gauteng’s main water supply, but a startling drop in the water level is cause for concern.
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Some Very Good News Regarding Cape Town Dam Levels
19 Aug 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Cape Town woke up to a bit of welcome good news – our dams have filled up to the highest levels we’ve seen in six years.
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Monday Morning Spice
13 Jan 2020 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Northern Cape disaster area. Trump Jr for pres. Megxit latest. Frozen tourist problem. Biggest human migration begins. Paltrow’s vagina scented candles sell out.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
12 Jun 2018 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Impressive dam levels. America’s Got Talent winner dead. Cocaine kingpin sentenced. Real Truman Show. Suicide hotline spikes. Rose McGowan indicted. Jack Daniel’s vs. French wine maker. Vice built on a bluff.
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“Mad Max Territory” – TIME’s Take On Cape Town’s Water Crisis [Video]
17 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We all know Day Zero is going to get very ugly, very quickly, and TIME aren’t holding back when describing what lies in store for the Mother City.
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Find Out How Much Water You’re Using (And Snoop On Your Neighbours) With New Website
16 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A new water consumption tool, put together by the City of Cape Town, has sparked fears of water usage naming and shaming. Best you check how you shape up.
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If You’re Wondering Why That Odd-Looking Helicopter Is Flying Over The Cape Peninsula Read This
30 Nov 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
You might have noticed a helicopter flying above parts of Cape Town, complete with a rather strange attachment. Turns out there’s a good reason for that.
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Cape Town Finds Extra Water – But That Doesn’t Mean You Should Chill
20 Nov 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The City of Cape Town is exploring just about every water option out there, and this new project seems to be bearing fruit. Just don’t go celebrating yet.
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Water Crisis Will Lead To Wine Drought
27 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Wow, talk about kicking us while we’re down. Apparently the local wine industry is gearing up for tough times ahead, and that spells bad news for consumers too.
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The Six-Minute Water Crisis Video Everyone Is Talking About – “They Were Warned”
26 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The finger pointing blame game is in full swing, and no one seems to want to step up and take responsibility for our mess. Here’s a little food for thought.
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The Water Crisis Is Already Taking Jobs
26 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Everyone is freaking out about when the taps will run dry, and rightly so, but heads are already starting to roll and the people of the Western Cape want answers.
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Zapiro Sums Up Cape Town’s Water Crisis Quite Nicely
20 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Earlier this week we showed you Zapiro taking on Zuma and Mbalula, and now he’s focusing on the water crisis the Mother City finds itself in.
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This Could Be The Most Radical Solution To Cape Town’s Water Crisis Yet
17 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Aqueducts, desalination plants, machines that convert air to water – we’ve heard them all over the past few months. Get a load of this beaut from left field.
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Reckon The City Has Our Water Crisis Under Control? The Daily Maverick Doesn’t Think So
12 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Another day, another reminder of the trouble that lies ahead. If you think the City has everything sorted you might be in for a nasty surprise.
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This Is What 87 Litres A Day Looks Like [Video]
07 Sep 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You’re going to hear the phrase ’87 litres per day’ plenty in the coming months, so perhaps it’s time you got a sense of exactly what that usage entails.
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Level Five Water Restrictions Announced – This Is What It Means
04 Sep 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
Yesterday, the City of Cape Town announced Level Five water restrictions in an effort to get both residential and commercial properties to buckle down.
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Friday Morning Spice
01 Sep 2017 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
WC ‘day zero’ water plan kicks in. iPhone 8 launch date. Global banks create digital currency. Texas flood piano man goes viral. Bourdain’s book too hot for Twitter. Dirty Dancing today. Online dating is a farce. Kardashian something.
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Brace Yourself, Hout Bay – Everything We Know About Cape Town’s New Desalination Plants
18 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
The City of Cape Town has finally come to the party, announcing three potential desalination sites in an effort to create more potable water.
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Water Shortages In Other Regions Around The World Tend To End Very Badly
02 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A number of regions of the world are experiencing serious drought and water shortages, and it’s a scary reminder of how we need to pull our socks up.
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Cape Town, Flush The Toilet Too Often And You Can Be Evicted
13 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
These are treacherous times in which we live, and our current water plight isn’t to be taken lightly. You could even be kicked out of your house.
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Tool That Lets You Compare 40 Years Of Cape Town Rainfall Shows How Screwed We Really Are
03 Jul 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Yesterday saw the City of Cape Town further escalate the water restrictions, but if you want a real kick in the guts then take a look at these graphs.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
27 Jun 2017 by Kiernan / No Comments
Ex-model boss is child rapist. Water restrictions worsen. Prison stripper drama. #ThisFlag pastor arrested in Zim. Ryan Sandes makes history. Wonder Woman breaking records. Obamas in Bali. Chris Brown fight.
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There’s Good News And Bad News With Regards The Latest Dam Level Stats
20 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Arm yourself with some knowledge for the next (inevitable) time someone wants to talk about the water crisis in Cape Town. The latest stats are out.
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Here’s The Difference #CapeStorm Made To Theewaterskloof Dam Levels So Far
08 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 10 Comments
The Theewaterskloof dam levels have been in the news of late for all the wrong reasons, so let’s check in and see what effect the #CapeStorm has had.
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The Brothers Streep Have A Catchy Message To Share About Saving Water [Video]
06 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Shorter showers, no washing the car, make use of that bucket – water tips are a dime a dozen, but few are as catchy as this video.
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