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New records will be set as Western Cape forecasts massive grain crop

The Western Cape is expecting one of the biggest winter grain, barley and canola harvests in recent history, “shattering previous records”, agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer said on Wednesday. The bumper harvest would assist the economic recovery of agriculture in the province after many years of drought, he said. Meyer unveiled the forecast after visiting Agri Dwala, a grain enterprise which is 100% owned and operated by farmworkers turned farmers, in […]

today18 November 2020

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‘City defending the indefensible’: says Cosatu as water tariff debate continues

The City of Cape Town’s water tariffs has come under continued criticism from civic and political organisations who feel an increase is unjust and a financial burden. It comes as residents rebuke the lack of adjustment to tariffs since ‘Day Zero’ in 2018, with many still struggling to pay extravagant bills amid the coronavirus pandemic. Their pleas with the City come on the heels of increased rainfall whereby the province's […]

today22 September 2020

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Govt ‘resolute’ in alleviating impact of drought in parts of SA

South Africa's government remains resolute in working together with affected provinces, municipalities and the private sector to alleviate the impact of on-going drought in parts of the country, the department of water and sanitation (DWS) said on Wednesday. It said while there had been some recovery in large parts of the country since late 2017 into 2018, the impact of the drought would take longer to turn around due to […]

today2 January 2020

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CT’s stringent water restrictions to remain in place

Cape Town's strict Level 6B water restrictions will remain in place, at least until the end of August, and will not be relaxed to a less severe level, the Department of Water and Sanitation said on Friday. Regional head of the Department of Water and Sanitation Rashid Khan said, after a high-level meeting on Friday to discuss the possibility of relaxing the restrictions, that the pace at which the Western […]

today21 July 2018

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High-level meeting to be held to decide on easing of Cape Town water restrictions

The Department of Water and Sanitation is expected to hold a high-level meeting on Friday to assess whether the severe water restrictions in Cape Town and surrounding areas can be relaxed. Regional head of the department Rashid Khan said on Thursday that there had been requests from users of the Western Cape Water Supply System, including the City of Cape Town, irrigation boards and organised agriculture, to reassess the water […]

today20 July 2018

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Rains give CT officials a breather to find new water supply mix

While Cape Town's average dam level is at 53.3% this week - double what it was this time last year - the City council is still pushing ahead with plans to get new water sources into the City's supply system. City of Cape Town Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson said: "It's not a case of if we do this, but when and how." With the increased demand from a growing population […]

today10 July 2018

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Dams half full, but too early to call for easing restrictions

Cape Town's dam levels rose to 50.3% on Tuesday as streams and rivers swollen with rain from the weekend's intense cold front, flowed into the storage dams. There is now double the amount of water in the city's supply dams than there was at this time last year, when the level stood at 25.1%. The level will increase further this week with run-off and as the snow on mountain peaks […]

today4 July 2018

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Thousands of residents in informal settlements impacted by adverse weather

Approximately 4 000 dwellings have been affected by adverse weather conditions following Sunday night's heavy downpours. The City’s Disaster Risk Management Centre had confirmed that localised flooding had occurred in informal settlements across the metropole in Khayelitsha, Philippi and Macassar. Spokesperson Charlotte Powell said powerlines are down in Lansdowne, Gugulethu and Wynberg. “Trees have been uprooted in Constantia, Vredekloof, Durbanville, Tamboerskloof and Pinelands,” Powell added. Powell, however, explained that no […]

today2 July 2018

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CT residents brace for severe weather conditions

The City of Cape Town has issued a weather warning to residents with rainy conditions and possible snowfall expected over the coming days. The City's Disaster Risk Management Centre's spokesperson, Charlotte Powell, said the South African Weather Service had confirmed that an intense cold front is expected over the Western Cape on Sunday into Monday. "Forecasts of heavy rainfall, strong winds, very cold conditions and possible snowfall over high-lying areas […]

today29 June 2018

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