water shortage
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.
Brilliant Short BBC Segment On One Of SA’s Most Broken And Forgotten Towns [Video]
17 Feb 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When your municipality lets you down, you can riot, burn, and destroy, or you can come together to try and fix the problems yourselves.
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.
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.
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.
Picture Of Newlands Swimming Pool Shows Just How Much Trouble Cape Town Is In
12 Dec 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For many Southern Suburb folk a splash in the Newlands Pool is a staple, but in case you haven’t popped past lately you should check this out.
Cape Town Finds Extra Water – But That Doesn’t Mean You Should Chill
20 Nov 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
The City of Cape Town is exploring just about every water option out there, and this new project seems to be bearing fruit. Just don’t go celebrating yet.
The Six-Minute Water Crisis Video Everyone Is Talking About – “They Were Warned”
26 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The finger pointing blame game is in full swing, and no one seems to want to step up and take responsibility for our mess. Here’s a little food for thought.
Guess What Happens When You Phone Cape Town’s Hotels And Ask If You Can Take A Bath?
25 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 26 Comments
Tourist season is about to kick into fifth gear, and that means our hotels are going to be rammed. How much do really they care about the water shortage?
This Could Be The Most Radical Solution To Cape Town’s Water Crisis Yet
17 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Aqueducts, desalination plants, machines that convert air to water – we’ve heard them all over the past few months. Get a load of this beaut from left field.
Reckon The City Has Our Water Crisis Under Control? The Daily Maverick Doesn’t Think So
12 Oct 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Another day, another reminder of the trouble that lies ahead. If you think the City has everything sorted you might be in for a nasty surprise.
Water Shortages In Other Regions Around The World Tend To End Very Badly
02 Aug 2017 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
A number of regions of the world are experiencing serious drought and water shortages, and it’s a scary reminder of how we need to pull our socks up.
Oh Dear – The City Of Cape Town Has Just Approved Serious Water Restrictions
11 Dec 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
The screws are being tightened, the City of Cape Town just approving level 2 water restrictions. Here’s what we’re in store for.
Water Shortage: Teachers Marking Exams Using Bush As Toilet
07 Dec 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Teachers have a tough enough task without being forced to deal with awful facilities during the marking process. Do better KZN.
Load Shedding Getting You Down? Don’t Worry, There’s A Water Crisis Coming Too
13 Jul 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
The next time you’re plunged into darkness at an inopportune moment be sure to enjoy a gulp of water. At least that way you’ll remember back in the day when we had it good.
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