CAPE TOWN, South Africa — It sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster. “Day Zero” is coming to Cape Town this April. Everyone, be warned. The government cautions that the Day Zero threat will surpass ...

Cape Town is in the grip of a catastrophic three-year-long drought as winter rains have repeatedly failed causing dam levels to drop to dangerously low levels. South Africa's second city is now facing ...

In 2018, Cape Town came dangerously close to becoming the first major city in the world to run out of water—a moment ominously dubbed "Day Zero." For weeks, residents lined up at distribution points, ...

Memories of Cape Town's brush with Day Zero are resurfacing as scientists warn a potentially powerful El Niño could bring ...

The day that taps in drought-hit Cape Town are forecast to run dry has been pushed back another month to July 9, authorities in the South African city announced on Tuesday. “Day Zero” has been ...

Cape Town’s dam levels slid sharply at the start of summer, raising concerns about the risk of a new drought cycle as demand ...

The latest official dam level stats for the Western Cape show that cumulatively the six major dams in the province are well above 70% of capacity. The six major dams in the Western Cape – the Berg ...