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Cape Town may have had the biggest storm in 30 years, but the winter rainfall has been far below averages.
2017 Winter rainfall in Cape Town
What makes the situation more acute is the fact that there are no reserves — last year experienced similarly low rainfalls. See the pink line. Continue reading
On June 1, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) follows in Eskom’s infamous electricity loadshedding footsteps and plans to introduce watershedding. Poor planning and management means that Capetonians will be inconvenienced and suffer hardships, but what does it mean for the Province’s tourism industry — its economic lifeblood?
Visiting Cape Town — and many of the towns in the Province — for a dirty weekend or holiday could take on an entirely new connotation! The biggest challenge is that no-one knows what to expect. Will the water supply that allows a shower only last a few hours a day with a lifeline trickle at other times? Which areas might have to rely on water tankers alone? Continue reading
