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water crisis
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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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Randburg Houses Are Receiving Outrageous Water Bills, Some As High As R100,000
23 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Adding insult to injury, Johannesburg Water has threatened to cut off their water supply if they don’t pay these inflated bills.
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The Sorry State Of Johannesburg’s Water And Sanitation Infrastructure Could Become A Full-Blown Crisis
18 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The collapse of the city’s water and sanitation grid appears to be imminent thanks to a lack of funds available to maintain and replace the ever-ageing infrastructure.
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Expert Touches On Johannesburg’s Water Crisis As It Gets Worse
28 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Since late 2023, scarcely a week has passed without residents in this bustling commercial hub experiencing disruptions to their water supply.
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Sip or Skip: Where To Find The Best And Worst Tap Water In Every South African Province
17 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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An Update On The Cholera Situation – Seven Rivers Contaminated Now
06 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has conducted several water tests along the Gauteng waterways in the past month, confirming that seven rivers now carry the potentially deadly disease.
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Cape Town Residents Urged To Still Make Water-Wise Decisions Despite Full Dams
04 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Water officials of Cape Town are asking residents to still make water-wise decisions despite our dams flourishing at more than 90% full.
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Now Governments Are Going After Your Water-Intensive Dishwashers
11 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
They almost came for our pools, they should go for the yachts, and now they’re cracking down on our dishes.
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The Water Crisis In Grahamstown Is Quite Dire
09 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
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.
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Looks Like Cape Town Will Be Getting Water Disruptions, Too
02 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Residents in the affected areas may experience low water pressure and some may have no water.
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People With Pools And Gardens In South Africa Have Been Called Out By The Guardian
11 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The Guardian has just called out the rich of Cape Town and beyond for their lush swimming pools, well-watered gardens, and clean cars.
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Wednesday Morning Spice
29 Mar 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Oscar to hear parole fate this week, Ukraine war is hell for Russian ‘field wives’, UN warns of a water crisis in SA, Amsterdam had enough of young Brits, and Kourtney Kardashian’s gross bathroom eating habits.
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Meet The Mariner Who Was On A Mission To Transport An Iceberg From Antarctica To Cape Town
24 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A book excerpt has been released introducing readers to colourful characters with big ideas about ice, including this one mariner on a mission to transport an iceberg from Antarctica to SA.
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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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SA Water Influencer – Sorry, Sommelier – Is Here To Tell You That Some Water Is Better Than Others
28 Oct 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Candice Jansen is not only creating water menus for top restaurants across the country, but she’s also informing the masses about its varying tastes.
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CNN Talking About Next SA City To Hit ‘Day Zero’
21 Jun 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Capetonians still shudder at the mention of ‘Day Zero’. While the worst appears to be behind us, the same cannot be said for other parts of the country.
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Why People Are Talking About This Video Of Women Scaling A Well Wall [Video]
03 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Large areas of India are facing severe water shortages, forcing residents to risk their lives in pursuit of the very substance that keeps life going.
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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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Cape Town Plans Big Spending On ‘Rainless Day Fund’ To Prevent Future Day Zero
26 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Over the next decade, the City of Cape Town has big plans to ensure that future droughts don’t result in the same panic as that which we saw a few years back.
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Financial Times On Desperate Graaff-Reinet – More International Coverage Of SA’s Rural Towns
18 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When the Day Zero panic was at its peak, international news outlets couldn’t get enough of Cape Town’s plight. This time around, it’s some smaller towns under the spotlight.
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Day Zero: SA Water Crisis Is ‘Warning To The World’ [Videos]
05 Nov 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Cape Town may have dodged a bullet for now, but other parts of the country have been brought to their knees.
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International Media Start Talking About SA’s Day Zero Again
29 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We may have had a wet weekend here in Cape Town, but other parts of the country are being brought to their knees.
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Why Did Cape Town Get All The Attention? These Towns Have NO Water
10 Oct 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The worst of the Day Zero scare is behind us (for now at least), but other parts of the country, and in particular the Eastern Cape, haven’t been as lucky.
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Let’s Check In On That Guy Who Wants To Tow An Iceberg To Cape Town
12 Jun 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Nicholas Sloane is going ahead with his plan to tow a 100-million ton iceberg through the notoriously rough Antarctic Ocean to Cape Town.
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Latest On That Guy Selling Water In Constantia
30 May 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Paul Baise has been struggling to empty his water tanks amidst legal proceedings, which began when he was busted selling water during the drought.
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New Doccie Features Cape Town And Our Day Zero Water Crisis [Trailer]
28 Mar 2019 by Carrie / No Comments
Cape Town features prominently in the new documentary, ‘Waterwise’, about how we use and value water worldwide.
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Tuesday Morning Spice
26 Feb 2019 by Kiernan / No Comments
SA’s day zero looms. Kim / Trump summit. Cracks in Zuma support. Sala plane crash scrutiny. Saudi students disappear from US. Eskom’s adding errors cost billions. Mysterious Amazon whale. Chelsea keeper apologises. Oscars awkward moments.
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Good News For Cape Town As City Announces Water Restrictions and Pricing
29 Nov 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Earlier today, the City of Cape Town announced impending changes to our water restrictions, which will also reduce the average monthly water bill.
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Here Come The Cape Town Floods
27 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / 2 Comments
It’s about to get rough for Cape Town and surrounding areas, as widespread rains and thunderstorms are heading straight for the drought-stricken province.
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Rain, Flooding, Snow – Hectic Weather Conditions Set To Continue [Images+Videos]
02 Jul 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
After a weekend of cyclonic winds and heavy rains, the Mother City – as well as the rest of the country – is in for more rough weather conditions.
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