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The demand for water in the Western Cape was a ticking time-bomb which had to be defused, Western Cape premier Marthinus van Schalkwyk said on Monday. (May 2003) Opening the Western Cape Water Summit in Stellenbosch, he said the provincial government was committed to finding sustainable solutions to “our looming water shortage.” The premier said that while [...] THE Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality yesterday revealed a plan to construct a R13-million water pipeline set to save the city from future problems. Municipal spokesman Luncedo Njezula said the Water Master Plan, a long-term solution to water shortages, made provision for providing water to the Bay up to 2020 and included the building of a new [...] Mossel Bay authorities have approved severe new water restrictions, fearing that the town’s water supply will not last beyond March. At a special council meeting on Monday, the installation of water flow restrictors – for rogue water users – was given the go-ahead. Municipal spokesperson Harry Hill said letters had been sent last month to 506 households [...] RESIDENTS and holidaymakers in Kenton-on-Sea and Bushman‘s River panicked last week when they where left without water for more than 24 hours. Already enduring severe water restrictions which include the municipal mains being shut off at night, they thought things had taken a turn for the worse. Zethu Belwana, who was on holiday in Bushman‘s River with [...] EASTERN and Southern Cape residents face a tough start to 2010 as the deepening drought which is ravaging the region threatens to hamper economic recovery by placing hundreds of farm workers’ jobs at risk. After a year of “far below average” rainfall, many supply dams are either empty or at an all-time-low and boreholes – [...] Southern Cape residents should brace themselves as more water restrictions are on the cards. The Water Affairs Department said on Tuesday it planned to increase the daily limit by up to 60 percent for farmers, while domestic users could expect water restriction hikes of between 30 and 40 percent. The region is in the grips of the [...] With Garden Route towns in the grip of the worst drought in 132 Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan has given permission for local municipalities from Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay to push up the price of water as an emergency measure to curb demand. In some towns the price of water is to double – as will [...] The George Municipality took a question from a former resident to heart by investigating the possibility of cloud seeding to induce rain to alleviate the drought, but according to experts it might not be the best idea for the beleaguered Southern Cape because there have not been enough studies on the matter in the area. The [...] Go take a bath … in the sea Dec 12, 2009 | By Bobby Jordan Holidaymakers heading to the beach this summer may get a little more sea water than they bargained for. : ESA ALEXANDER ‘We’re definitely going to run out of water – that is basically it’ [...]
With the drought in the Southern Cape being at it fiercest in 132 years, most municipalities in the Southern Cape and Overberg area will suffer with the escalating cost factor of the drought and because of this water restrictions are imminent. Save tears and hard-earned rands today by installing a grey [...] |
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