How can Cape Town's water crisis be solved?

It is no secret that water is running out in Cape Town and that Day Zero is all but inevitable. You just need to look at spending habits of Capetonians to see that this realisation has firmly set in. Gone are the 5 litre water containers from all major retailers. The same goes for hand sanitisers and paper plates. read more

For more, please watch my two videos about the Cape Town Water Crisis. This is not a surprise. The politicians are playing the blame game instead of taking charge. read more

While many places, like São Paulo, California and Cape Town, have reached crisis points in recent years, Israel serves as a model to show that dwindling supplies of natural water sources and declining rainfall do not always determine a country’s destiny. read more

Cape Town’s mayoral committee member responsible for water services, Xanthea Limberg, said due to the severity of the drought, above-target consumption, as well as the unpredictability of climatic conditions, level 4 water restrictions remained in place indefinitely over the long-term, and could be intensified if warranted. read more