Minister Lindiwe Sisulu urges South Africans to reduce water consumption
8 January 2020
The national water storage in the country continues to dwindle at a low of 59.2% compared to 64.1% during the same period last year.
South Africa’s full water capacity is about 32012.2 cubic metres, and currently we are left with 59 metres of water. The dam levels report released by the Department of Water and Sanitation this week, demonstrates that some parts of the country are yet to recover from the devastating drought experienced in 2014 and continue to bear the brunt.
In an effort to curtail further distress in the affected areas such as Eastern Cape, Minister Lindiwe Sisulu of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation has instructed Acting Director- General Mr Mbulelo Tshangana to source more funds to effectively deal with water challenges.
This came as a result of devastating effects experienced in the parts of drought stricken Eastern Cape, where the provincial water storage has plummeted to a low of 45.5%. This is a sharp decline compared to 58.6% during the same period last year, a sign that the province is becoming water stressed.