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Day Zero

NMB must cease extracting water from Kouga Dam

12 May 2020 By Port Elizabethan

Letters to the Editor

https://youtu.be/F_EDeW-VL10 The Q&A session video from the DA Day Zero Press Conference is above. Dear MyPE The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality must immediately cease all extraction of water from the Kouga Dam if the residents of the Kouga Municipality and the farmers of the Gamtoos River Valley are to survive. It has been calculated that the Kouga Dam will be at 5,6% of capacity by the end of June. Furthermore, 3,1% of this total is dead capacity, as it cannot be extracted from the … [Read more...] about NMB must cease extracting water from Kouga Dam

Day Zero: What About the Eastern and Northern Cape?

6 February 2018 By Alan Straton

Dawie Maree

South Africa is in the grips of a water shortage that is reaching a critical stage, though much is said about the looming Day Zero in the Western Cape, the depleting water levels remain a concern in other parts of the country. Day Zero in the Western Cape is estimated to take effect this May, this will largely depend on demand versus usage and supply through the alternative sources like boreholes, and any considerations of desalination. However, there should also be concern about the critical … [Read more...] about Day Zero: What About the Eastern and Northern Cape?

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