Cape Town continues to be gripped by what local authorities call an excessive water shortage, prompting calls for its sparing use by residents and other users during the festive period of the New Year.
This follows an excessive use of the commodity during the festive period leading to the New Year, exceeding the target set for city residents daily consumption.
to reduce non-essential water consumption following excessive water usage over the festive period.
Water and Sanitation official Zahid Badroodien advised residents and people visiting Cape Town as New Year revelers to use water more judiciously
Cape Town’s water supply has been erratic since 2018 thanks to a combination of drought, expanding population and old infrastructure which had worn out. There have been warnings about the crisis worsening to a Day Zero level when taps run dry.
Despite corrective measures including improved management and restrictions, the shortage spurred on by lack of alternative source of water, continues to adversely affect poorer neighbourhoods of the cty with rundown infrastructure.
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