Cape Town - While Cape Town is expecting Day Zero on 16 April, two farm towns in the Eastern Cape might see Day Zero even sooner. Despite heavy rain and flash floods that recently took place, the Kouga dam is at a critically low level - individually‚ at 9.95%. According to Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB), the severe drought in Hankey and Patensie in the Gamtoos Valley prompted the Kouga Municipality to introduce strict water rationing. http://www.traveller24.com/Explore/Green/two-eastern-cape-towns-to-see-day-zero-sooner-than-cape-town-20180201
Cape Town - Nelson Mandela Bay (NMB) is working hard to avoid running out of water, despite heavy rain and flash floods which occurred last week. On Sunday, 28 January, Mayor Athol Trollip announced that certain strategies have to be put in place to prevent the Bay’s taps from running dry. http://www.traveller24.com/Explore/Green/nelson-mandela-bay-installs-water-flow-restrictors-in-households-that-exceed-water-usage-20180130