The entire Central Karoo has been classified as “extremely critical” through a scientific drought assessment analysis.

That’s what the doctor ordered! Residents of Beaufort West can finally celebrate a much-needed deluge, which is sure to boost their bid to beat day zero!

The situation isn’t as bleak as it was 12 months ago, but the latest water levels for the Cape Town dams shows just how unforgiving the summer has been.

A fantastic move from the local government, who will be giving Western Cape farmers a huge slice of financial support at a difficult time.

The City of Cape Town wants water restrictions relaxed… albeit marginally and has put forward its proposal to the National Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).

The data is in and the meteorologists have shared with us their thoughts. The Cape Town weather forecast for Sunday 12 August is here.

The 0.1% decrease was to be expected, after weeks of dry and warm weather in the Cape.

Not what the Cape needed.

Capetonians, you can allow yourself a sigh of relief.

Capetonians may soon feel some relief from strict water restrictions.

After a warm week, the dams are still continuing their impressive recovery.

So grateful.

Let’s hope it doesn’t blow away…

But that tells just half the story.

We’d say drink away the cost increase worries… but…

So grateful!

The Cape Town water situation continues to slowly make progress. Residents are still saving and another big donation has just arrived.

The Western Cape could get it’s second round of good rains when another cold front moves in late on Wednesday afternoon. The rain could persist into Thursday morning, bringing some much-needed replenishment for the drought-stricken region’s dams.

While the long-term forecast for the coming wet season in the Western Cape is not available yet, the City of Cape Town is starting to put some plans in place to ensure risks are mitigating when the rainy season does arrive.

The Western Cape overall dam levels are in this week. Unsurprisingly, things are still not looking anywhere close to good.

New time-lapse footage shows just how much the Theewaterskloof dam has withered during the drought. Day Zero might have been pushed back, but the water crisis is far from over.

Cape Town’s consumption has gone up again – with some residents seemingly relaxing a bit now that Day Zero has been declared as “defeated” – at least for 2018.

Our Cape Town weather uodate for this weekend shows that it’s a case of “decent, rather than “good” news. We have all the details on the expected rainfall.

Never mind the storm brewing within the country’s ruling party, there seems to be a storm brewing and heading for Cape Town. According to the South African Weather Service, much-needed rainfall is heading towards the drought-stricken province late on Friday. SAWS forecasts as much as 15mm of rain, beginning sometime on Friday and likely to […]

The Western Cape Government has announced that it has made millions more in funding available to combat the crippling drought.