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 ...

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 ...

With dam levels dangerously low and uncertain winter rainfall, municipalities in the Western Cape, including Beaufort West and Stellenbosch, scramble for solutions to prevent a looming water crisis.

With dam levels plummeting in the Western Cape, the Matzikama municipality is set to receive crucial funding to secure its ...

The Western Cape government requested the disaster declaration two weeks ago, after several municipalities warned of looming ...

Total stored water is declining week on week and sits significantly below this time last year. Here is what the latest data means for your water supply.

Party looks forward to hear Premier Winde outline how Western Cape continues to contribute a significant share of national ...

Cape Town’s combined dam levels have declined to 59.4% as of 4 February 2026, marking a sharp drop from 62.2% recorded the previous week.

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

Although rain has fallen in the Garden Route and Little Karoo regions of the Western Cape, it’s still not enough to stave off the current drought conditions.

Cape Town’s water future is ‘a four out of 10’, says the City’s Zahid Badroodien, as dam levels sit at 60%. Restrictions may come before November if rainfall falls short.

Towns downstream of the massive Burdekin Falls Dam have been warned to prepare to leave and or become isolated as a “monster” ...