Cape Town dam levels have dropped to 55%, with projections warning they could fall to 40% by May if high water use continues and rainfall remains uncertain.

Almost 10 years after Cape Town experienced a drought so severe it sparked fears of a Day Zero scenario in which residents’ taps would run dry, the City of Cape Town is again sounding the alarm over ...

The Western Cape Water Supply System recorded a combined storage level of 55.1% as of 24 February 2026. All six major dams showed week-on-week declines and levels significantly below those at the same ...

Late summer is doing what it always does to Cape Town’s water reserves, with dam levels quietly slipping lower while ...

Nearly 70 percent of the city's water is used inside homes, yet officials say the conservation message is not landing strongly enough with residents.

The City of Cape Town said the current supply must last until the next seasonal rainfall cycle, noting that winter rains are ...

As of Tuesday, the six major dams together held 512,161 megalitres out of a possible 898,221, which is the 57% figure, notes The Citizen. It’s slightly down from Monday’s 57.2% and 513,711 megalitres, ...

Cape Town’s combined dam levels have fallen to 60.1% as of 2 February 2026. The latest figures represent a drop from the previous week’s reading of 62.2%, according to data released by the City of ...

It’s a mix of good and bad news as Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation department released the latest dam level figures.