Cape Town is one of the few cities in developing countries which have developed a climate mitigation plan. It has targets for both greenhouse gases and renewables. The fastest growing cities are to be ...

Just hours before the new year, the City of Cape Town raised the alarm over excessive water use and warned of a dry 2026.

Cape Town residents are being urged to cut back on water use as dam levels fall and daily consumption climbs well above safe ...

The City of Cape Town has appealed to residents be more water-wise and minimise non-essential consumption due to excessive ...

City officials say a poor winter rainfall season and extreme summer heat have pushed usage to over one billion litres a day, ...

The Cape Town MayCo Member for Water and Sanitation said the situation requires collective action, even though there is no ...

With dam levels in Cape Town dropping significantly due to increased consumption during hot weather, authorities are urging ...

Water restrictions are being reinforced across parts of the Western Cape, including the Garden Route, as authorities respond ...

A team from Likona Lethe Services clears alien vegetation near Cape Town in November. (Samantha Reinders for The Washington Post) Regarding the Feb. 29 news article “Parched Cape Town copes with ...

Cape Town’s dam levels slid sharply at the start of summer, raising concerns about the risk of a new drought cycle as demand rises and rainfall remains below average across key catchments. The city’s ...