Cape Town Water Crisis 2017

Cape Town’s dams continue drying trend into November

Cape Town’s dam levels dropped 0.6% this past week, according to the latest report by the City. Overall, dam levels remain just below three-quarters…

Cape Town’s dams end October on a negative note

After a week of extremely hot weather, Cape Town’s overall water consumption has spiked to a new high, while its dam levels have dropped….

Cape Town’s dam levels drop as water consumption spikes

For the first time this side of winter, Cape Town’s dam levels have dropped. But it’s not yet a cause for concern. Collectively, the…

Cape Town dam report: wet September brings big improvements

As the City of Cape Town relaxed water restrictions, and a wetter than normal September draws to an end, the city’s dam levels have…

Five of Cape Town’s six largest dams are more than 90% full

According to the City of Cape Town’s latest dam report published on Tuesday, the city’s supply reservoirs are now a combined 74% full. That’s…

The Berg River Dam is now more than 100% full

Cape Town’s third largest and youngest dam, the Berg River Dam, is the first of the city’s large dams to hit the 100% mark….

The Clanwilliam Dam becomes an unlikely social media star

The Clanwilliam Dam, north of Cape Town, is an unlikely social media star this week, after the reservoir’s sluice gates were opened and dramatic…

Cape Town dam levels have more than doubled in a year

If you’ve turned your head to the sky this past week, you may have noticed something: it hasn’t rained. At all. Since 2 July…

Big news: Cape Town’s dam levels smash through the 50% mark

We’ve done it, Cape Town. The city’s dam storage levels have breached the 50% full mark after the weekend’s cold front swept through the…

After the storm, Cape Town’s dam levels are now at 48.3%

Update: As of 3 July, Cape Town’s dam levels are now at 50.3%. Read the full story here. The storm clouds have cleared above…

Cape Town sees rain, floods and snow in one crazy weekend of weather

You asked for rain, Cape Town. And you’ve finally received it in bucket loads. Just as June drew to a close, a strong cold…

Cape Town’s dams are now 42.7% full

Cape Town’s dam storage is up once again, but by a smaller margin. Last week, dam levels stood at 38.1%. This week, the City…

40.3%: that’s how full Cape Town’s dams are right now

Watching Cape Town’s dams fill from the water’s edge may be as boring as watching paint dry, but to see the numbers slowly increase…

In graphs: Cape Town’s dam storage jumps by 28% in just 8 weeks

At the end of April, the water situation in Cape Town was dire. Dams were nearly empty. In fact, the Department of Water and…

Cape Town’s dams are now healthier than they were in June 2016

There’s some more good news this week for thirsty Cape Town. As of 11 June 2018, the city’s total dam storage levels stood at…

Cape Town’s dams slowly fill to 24% after May’s rainfall

At the end of the fifth month of 2018, Cape Town finally has some positive water-related news. As of 28 May 2018, total dam…

211 000 Cape Town households use less than 6000L per month

Although Cape Town is set to enjoy one of the wettest weeks of the year thus far, the city’s still in the middle of…

Cape Town dam levels drop below 21% for the first time in 2018

Sure, those Day Zero plans may have been shelved in the “2019’s going to totally suck” folder but it doesn’t mean Cape Town’s completely…

Cape Town dam report: surface storage dips below 200 000 ML

Cape Town has just reached another notable #DayZero milestone: total surface storage within its six largest dams has now dipped below the 200 000…

Cape Town water usage jumps, dam levels drop to 22.7%

So Cape Town… Do you want the good news or bad news first? It’s a Monday, so let’s start with the good news. The…

Deputy Mayor Neilson: ‘Team Cape Town’ now among world’s top water saving cities

From practically flaming residents last year to praising them this: the City of Cape Town has gone through the entire mood spectrum during the…

Cape Town dams: #DayZero or not, the city remains worryingly dry

Despite what politicians may say about Cape Town’s water crisis and the potential aversion of Day Zero, there’s no denying that the dam levels…

150k Cape Town households use less than 6000L per month

It took a while, but finally the City of Cape Town knows just how much water its households used in January. Prior to Level…

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