Cape Town has been in the news a lot over the past year — but sadly, for all the wrong reasons. The city is battling an unprecedented water crisis, thanks to a rare drought that has resulted in ...

However, Cape Town says it will take this water and blend it with water from the Theewaterskloof and Steenbras dams – starting at 80% dam water to 20% purified water – and then treat this new ...

The City of Cape Town wants to outsource a very expensive, very risky new water project to turn sewerage water into drinking water, called the Faure New Water Scheme. The City owns and operates ...

The City of Cape Town wants to outsource a very expensive, very risky new water project to turn sewerage water into drinking water, called the Faure New Water Scheme. The city owns and operates ...

Triggered by the events of 2017 and 2018, the City of Cape Town (CoCT) has developed what it calls its New Water Programme (NWP) to ensure it does not rely on rain alone to fill its taps.

Theewaterskloof Dam on 24 April 2018. The City of Cape Town wants to build a water recycling plant in Faure to minimise the risk of running out of water during a drought. Picture: Ashraf Hendricks ...

A group of water justice researchers has warned against the City of Cape Town’s proposal to “externalise” the implementation and operation of the Faure New Water Scheme. The City of Cape Town wants to ...