The Western Cape Water Supply System recorded a combined storage level of 55.1% as of 24 February 2026. All six major dams showed week-on-week declines and levels significantly below those at the same ...

Stay updated with Swisher Post! Read the latest news at Swisher Post As of Monday, 18 November 2024, dam levels across the Western Cape fell slightly to 98.4%, representing a 1.1% decrease from the ...

Premier Alan Winde warns that water security is a critical threat for the Western Cape, as the government accelerates dam ...

By Thando Hlophe KNYSNA, South Africa, Feb 11 (Reuters) - In South Africa's most visited and affluent province, Western Cape, one of the worst droughts in living memory is drying up dams, scorching ...

The Western Cape government requested the disaster declaration two weeks ago, after several municipalities warned of looming ...

Late summer is doing what it always does to Cape Town’s water reserves, with dam levels quietly slipping lower while ...

Dam levels supplying Cape Town have declined further, with total storage recorded at 54.6% on Thursday, 26 February.

South Africa’s growing water crisis has entered a critical phase, with national government formally declaring drought conditions across multiple provinces a national disaster, a move that opens the ...

With dams at just 55% capacity, about 19% lower than last year, Cape Town is racing against the clock to fix a leaking network.

Water insecurity a business risk in the Western Cape, says Alan Winde By Adrian Ephraim  THE Western Cape’s drought has been officially declared a provincial disaster. For business leaders, that’s […] ...

As of Tuesday, the six major dams together held 512,161 megalitres out of a possible 898,221, which is the 57% figure, notes The Citizen. It’s slightly down from Monday’s 57.2% and 513,711 megalitres, ...

Cape Town’s water future is ‘a four out of 10’, says the City’s Zahid Badroodien, as dam levels sit at 60%. Restrictions may come before November if rainfall falls short.