We hope the tourists are listening…

Wait, what?! There’s a level six?!

– “What you in for?”
– “Left the tap running, didn’t I?”

Six major dams make up 99.6% of the volume of water in Cape Town’s water supply

Joburg Ballet is tapping into big stories, the latest being the Western Cape drought. Watch one of their soloists perform a beautiful rain dance over here:

You are saving water, aren’t you?

Here’s how much the so-called ‘water tax’ will set you back… if Treasury approves.

Shit’s real.

Getting charged more for using less… mmmm.

That gives a whole new meaning to being up shit creek.

A lot of selfish water-guzzlers are letting the team down in Cape Town

Do what you can to save water, folks!

Not a great start for Angus since no rain is forecast for Cape Town for the near future…

It’s crazy, but we’ll take it.

Some people are only going to wake up when the taps run dry

The City of Cape Town, however, assures everyone that they’re keeping an eye on things and monitor water quality closely.

Several areas in Cape Town, mostly close to the CBD, will have an interrupted water supply on Friday.

In the past weeks I have been inundated with questions about the water crisis in Cape Town and the Western Cape. Here’s a summary of the answers to the most frequently asked questions on the topic.

Water from air? Well yes, duh, there’s moisture all around us, obviously.

These are the nine suburbs that have reported low pressure or no water, factors associated with pressure reduction/rationing in areas across the city.

With Cape Town and the Western Cape in the grip of the drought of the century and hurtling towards another parched summer, it’s a good idea to save what you can – and quickly.

This is absolutely terrifying.

Oops. Some of Cape Town’s hotels might want to make a bigger effort to inform guests about the water crisis.

If the dam levels haven’t scared you, this should…

Cape Town’s drought and associated water shortage has escalated beyond disaster level