n early 2018, as South Africa’s Western Cape region was in the midst of a yearslong drought that brought its reservoirs to historically low levels, residents of Cape Town and its surroundings began to brace for “Day Zero,” when the municipal water supply would be exhausted and the taps would run dry.
The combined extraction of oil and gas, uranium leach mining and rare earth heavy metal mining could contaminate the aquifer.
A training manual to support public interest litigation on water in South Africa
A training manual to support public interest litigation on water in South Africa
A compilation of ‘stories’ that speak to the realities of South Africans affected by the water crisis.
Version 2: 12 July 2024
The water crisis: Nelson Mandela Bay
How big business ignored the water restrictions and got away with it