R95m reallocated to avert Day Zero Cape Town – South Africa Cape Town â The Western Cape government has reallocated R95 million for resources and initiatives to avert Day Zero as the worst drought since 1906 grips the province.On Thursday, members of the provincial legislature debated the adjustment budgets for the provincial treasury, the Department of the Premier, local government and environmental affairs and development planning, economic opportunities and agriculture and cultural affairs and sport. MEC for Economic Opportunities, Agriculture and Tourism Alan Winde said R2m for water tanks for food gardens in the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Eden and Central Karoo districts had been reprioritised. An additional R10m for [âŠ] R95m reallocated to avert Day Zero Cape Town – South AfricaDME GmbH2017-12-01T22:36:47+01:00
“It is illegal to sell water” Water and Sanitation Department spokesman Sputnik Ratau said – South Africa – Cape Town âŠ. Meantime, with water rationing underway, and dire warnings of âday zeroâ when supply will run completely dry, enterprising profiteers are taking advantage of the shortage. Water restrictions, threats of prosecution and a sense of panic have some residents willing to pay for alternative water supplies for gardening, swimming pools and flushing toilets. Water and Sanitation Department spokesman Sputnik Ratau said the government was the custodian or trustee of water resources, including dams, rivers, lakes, pans, wetlands and groundwater. âIt is illegal to sell water. The only case in which water is sold legally is as bottled water,â he [âŠ] “It is illegal to sell water” Water and Sanitation Department spokesman Sputnik Ratau said – South Africa – Cape TownDME GmbH2017-10-21T12:30:40+02:00