South Africa has declared the drought which has seen Cape Town hurtling towards "Day Zero" a national disaster. The government made the announcement after reassessing the "magnitude and severity ...

the residents of Cape Town in South Africa rejoiced, thanked God and stood outside to feel the water on their skin. In the drought-hit city, Friday night's 8mm (0.3 inches) was long-desired.

It’s important for the city of Cape Town to inspire residential trust in water restrictions. Without this, the harsh effects of the drought will be exacerbated. Desalination has been proposed as ...

Johannesburg and Pretoria need to follow Cape Town’s lead and actively cut their water use. In Eastern Cape, a crippling drought coupled with inadequate contingency plans left thousands without ...

But, the City of Cape Town’s mayoral committee member for water and sanitation, Councillor Ziahid Badroodien said it had always had a water tariff before the drought, but, the fixed basic charge ...

Nick Sloane, a salvage professional who helped drag the stranded Costa Concordia cruise ship out of the Mediterranean, says his scheme could rescue Cape Town from its longstanding drought.

As drought brought severe water shortages to the people of Cape Town, it also inspired the use of some innovative water-saving products. A fully loaded dishwasher uses 2.5 gallons (9.5 liters ...

South African Water Warriors has announced that its has been coming closer to reaching their target of reaching 1 000 bales ...

The Sharks survived a late scare and a disallowed try after the fulltime hooter to claim their first Vodacom URC win against ...