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Cape Town closes all beaches across the city amid COVID-19 pandemic

The City of Cape Town will close all beaches in the Mother City from Tuesday 24 March to discourage people from gathering amid the…

City of Cape Town adds stacks of useful info to its weekly dam report

The City of Cape Town’s latest dam report looks a lot different, adding some new info going into the city’s final summer months. Published…

Cape Town dam levels jump for the second consecutive week

Apparently it’s nearly summer, but you wouldn’t be able to tell based on Cape Town’s dam levels. For the second week running, the City…

How Cape Town’s ‘winter’ weekend of rain pushed dam levels higher

This past weekend of heavy rainfall across Cape Town has done wonders for the city’s dam levels. According to the City of Cape Town’s…

City cautions Cape Town after it exceeds water consumption target

The great Cape Town drought of the decade may largely be a thing of the past, but it’s not something that should be forgotten…

Why is the City of Cape Town load shedding in Stage 1?

An abrupt bout of load shedding has hit South Africa hard this week, with Stage 2 cutting power in some areas for up to…

Cape Town dams remain above 80%, but water usage spikes

It’s been a while since we’ve written about Cape Town’s dams, but there’s been nothing short of good news for the city and its…

Western Cape Gov: Uber, Bolt hijackings on the rise in parts of Cape Town

The Western Cape Government is calling on Uber, Bolt and drivers of other ehailing companies to practice caution when operating in parts of Cape…

Cape Town’s water tariffs could drop before summer as dam levels rise

Cape Town’s water tariffs could decrease in the coming months, thanks largely to the wet winter and increase in dam levels. This according to…

Update: Another storm is heading towards Cape Town as the city’s dam levels skyrocket

Update #3, Tuesday 30 July, 10am: It was a blustery, rainy night for Cape Town, but judging by the latest satellite image posted by…

Cape Town dam levels surge nearly 20% in a wonderfully wet July

July was a particularly fruitful month for Cape Town and its surface water storage system. On the eve of yet another strong cold front,…

Cape Town dam levels jump 2.7% after another weekend of heavy rain

It’s been another wet weekend for Cape Town, and all that precipitation has contributed to a bumper dam level report this week. According to…

Cape Town dam levels back above 50% after weekend’s winter storm

This past weekend’s rainfall has brought a huge relief to residents and reservoirs in what has been another dry start to Cape Town’s winter….

Cape Town’s Atlantis to get medical cannabis plant after City releases land

A few months ago, the City of Cape Town was issuing some pretty dire press releases regarding the impending Day Zero water crisis. Now…

Cape Town sees 80mm of rain in places after first winter cold front

After last night’s cold front which brought wet and windy weather to Cape Town, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an update…

Cape Town, surrounding mountains brace for ‘heavy’ rain, possible snowfall

Looks like Cape Town’s first heavy rain of the winter months has arrived. On Saturday, the South African Weather Service on Twitter issued a…

Cape Town’s December dam levels decline, but there are positives

As of 10 December 2018, Cape Town’s dams are 69.5% full, declining by 0.9% over the previous week. This may seem like a substantial…

Cape Town and surrounds enjoyed a wet week in December

It might be December, but parts of the Western Cape had a particularly wet week according to rainfall figures released by the South African…

Video: Bicycle shop trashed, looted after Cape Town lights festival

Cape Town’s annual festive lights gathering is supposed to be a joyous occasion for families, but things turned ugly in the late hours after…

Graph: Cape Town’s dams are in much better shape than last year

Cape Town’s combined dam level have dropped another 0.7% over the previous week, the latest report from the City revealed. Issued on Monday, the…

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…

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