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Day Zero

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28 Jun 2018 · 16:15 Community
Cape Town dams filling up

The levels of the dams supplying water to Cape Town have been rising consistently and significantly over the past six weeks, says the Deputy Mayor of Cape Town…

by Staff Writer
8 Feb 2018 · 08:49 Community
As Cape Town drought bites, what is ‘Day Zero’?

Cape Town is in the grip of a catastrophic three-year-long drought as winter rains have repeatedly failed causing dam levels to drop to dangerously low levels.

by Staff Writer
4 Feb 2018 · 13:32 Community
Cape Town’s water crisis hitting tourism #DayZero

CAPE TOWN - A chronic drought that could leave South Africa’s Cape Town without water within weeks is hurting visitor numbers and knocking a rare economic bright spot,…

by Staff Writer