Cape Town Water Crisis 2017

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…

TapOff is Cape Town’s prettiest water saving gamification app

Last week, Memeburn rounded up a few notable apps to download before Cape Town faces its imminent Day Zero crisis, but we seemingly neglected…

Forecasting flames: SAWS slams Zille, talks rainfall probability in Cape Town

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has just issued one of the most entertaining and fact-heavy press releases you’ll likely read this year. Issued…

Zille responds to DA criticism, states colonialism isn’t all bad

I regret to inform you that Helen Zille is back on her bullshit. Last year, the Western Cape Premier ignited outrage when she defended…

TWR Podcast: Apps to #DefeatDayZero, #MarkFishChallenge, Qualcomm fine, and more

Welcome to The Weekly Roundup podcast, where we talk the latest in tech and startup news! This week, Hadlee Simons hosts Andy Walker and…

3 apps to download before #DayZero strikes

Remember when Eskom’s load shedding was the worst of our worries? While working electronics were as rare in 2015 as a full dam is…

Cape Town dams: Day Zero now 80 days away as dam levels fall 1.4%

If you aren’t yet preparing for Cape Town’s impending water scarcity disaster, right now may be a good time to begin. This at least…

#DayZero: 89 days to disaster: news you missed this weekend (22 January 2018)

The world has robbed us of another weekend. How kind of it. And how kind of us too to fill you in on the…

Cape Town’s Day Zero ‘now very likely’, Level 6B water restrictions incoming

“We have reached the point of no return,” writes the City of Cape Town in what could be its bleakest statement about the city’s…

Cape Town’s ‘green’ map reveals water usage per household

The City of Cape Town has this week made spying on friends, family or even neighbours’ water usage habits even easier. Previously, one would…

Cape Town dams: Theewaterskloof Dam less than 16% full

After last week’s notable decline, the City of Cape Town has this week recorded yet another decrease to the dam levels across the Western…

Cape Town dams: Day Zero is now just 14 weeks away

The City of Cape Town released its first dam report for 2018 on 1 January, but you’d be hard pressed to find any new…

Cape Town water report: December eats into water reserves

It’s difficult to extract any positives from the City of Cape Town’s dam level report this week (dates surveyed between 27 November to 3…

Cape Town water crisis: above-average rainfall hit by huge usage spike

November has been a rather wet month for some areas of the Western Cape, but that doesn’t mean Cape Town’s dam levels have benefited…

City of Cape Town using ‘wagon-wheel’ to survey Cape Flats aquifer

If you happen to see a helicopter flying overhead with a UFO-like “wagon-wheel attached to the underside of it”, don’t worry, that’s just the…

Cape Town water report: usage spikes, dam levels drop & aquifer project begins

Dam levels or both major and minor reservoirs across Cape Town have once again taken a hit, this according to the City’s latest water…

When will Cape Town run out of water? This tool imagines the scenarios

For the second week running, Cape Town’s dam levels have fallen sharply. As summer draws nearer, the City continues to plead with residents to…

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