Cape Town dam levels 13% lower than last year, still no rain in sight
Rising3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 2 days
Wed, 19 August 2026peak 2 reports on Fri, 28 August 2026Fri, 28 August 2026
What it is about
Zahid BadroodienCape Town, Western Cape, South AfricaSwartland, Western Cape, South AfricaAnton BredellDevelopment PlanningWater AffairsEnvironmental AffairsDepartment Of WaterClanwilliam Dam, Western Cape, South AfricaGouritz, Western Cape, South AfricaSouth African News BriefsSouth AfricaWestern Cape
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
thesouthafrican.com
ewn.co.za
AllAfrica
19 Aug, 16:51over 9 days28 Aug, 05:23
How it spread - 3 original reports
Wed, 19 August 2026
1 report- thesouthafrican.com16:51first to report
Cape Town's dams are holding 77.4% of their combined capacity, but levels remain well below those recorded at the same time last year.
Fri, 28 August 2026
2 reports- ewn.co.za04:50
The province’s Water and Sanitation Department said overall dam levels have fallen slightly from 80.1% last week to 79.7% this week.
- AllAfrica05:23
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