Cape Town moved into an "early drought caution" status in October, according to the City's Water and Sanitation Directorate.

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(Bloomberg) -- Cape Town, which came dangerously close to running out of water in 2018 amid the worst drought on record, is considering building new desalination plants and treating wastewater to ...

Cape Town’s combined dam levels reached 81.3% on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, according to data released by the City of Cape Town and the National Department of Water and Sanitation. The reading ...

Cape Town’s main dam levels stand at about 79.4% and are roughly 15% lower than at the same time last summer, Cape {town} Etc ...

Western Cape residents are urged to conserve water as dam levels show a noticeable decline compared to last year. Authorities emphasize responsible water use to prevent future shortages and ensure ...

The Western Cape Water Supply System – an interconnected network of dams, pipelines, pump stations and tunnels – supplies not only Cape Town but also the Overberg, Boland, West Coast, Swartland, as ...

Cape Town - If Capetonians don't cut water use even more, the next step to avert dry taps could be putting treated waste ...

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Water levels at dams that supply South Africa's Cape Town fell further this week, data showed on Wednesday, the latest sign of a deepening crisis that could soon see people ...

With dam levels in Cape Town 15% lower than last summer, the City urges residents to adopt water-saving measures to prevent ...