22 Apr 2018

Day Zero In Cape Town

From Sunday Morning, 7:11 am on 22 April 2018
Cape Town

Cape Town Photo: Wikicommons

Cape Town, South Africa's second largest city of 4 million people is struggling with lack of water. Day Zero was to be the day the water was turned off if people couldn't stick to a daily limit of 50 litres. That day has arrived and the taps are still flowing. The city's leader say water-saving efforts mean Day Zero is now pushed back to 27 August. South African environmental advisor Dr Anthony Turton explains.

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