Cape Town's water crisis
What if we turn on the taps and nothing comes out? With dam levels at record lows and rain still not falling, this is a serious threat facing a city of four million people. GroundUp did an in-depth investigation of the water crisis.
- 15 May 2017: Water shortage in photos
- 16 May 2017: What's causing the problem
- 17 May 2017: Data and the water shortage
- 18 May 2017: What is being done and what needs to be done
- 19 May 2017: What happens if the dams dry out
- 21 July 2017: What government is doing
Also see:
- Cape Town's precarious water supply (8 June 2016)
- This water crisis will not be Cape Town's last (17 Feb 2017)
- Cape Town's taps could really run dry (3 April 2017)
- Drought: Cape Town may ban swimming pool top-ups (13 April 2017)
- All GroundUp articles on water
Useful articles on other sites:
- How severe is the drought? by Dr Piotr Wolski, UCT’s Climate System Analysis Group
- Water restrictions explained on City of Cape Town website
- Cape Town's weekly dam levels on City of Cape Town website
UCT's articles on the water shortage
Top photo: Brent Meersman