Rising water use and falling dam levels have put the City of Cape Town on early drought alert as summer heat sets in.

Cape Town's reputation as a glossy travel magazine cover star has taken a hit this year, as water restrictions to combat the drought become increasingly severe. After three years of minimal rainfall, ...

Cape Town’s long-term water security could come under increasing pressure, as consumption continues to rise and climate ...

Southern African nations are reeling from a two-year drought which has affected over 40 million people. Boreholes will be drilled at hospitals in Cape Town, a popular international tourist destination ...

(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — One of the world’s favorite tourism designations, South Africa’s iconic city of Cape Town, has less than a 100 days of water supply left if a drought is not relieved soon.

South African winemaker Marlize Jacobs looks out across the parched brown earth that sustains her award-winning vines, surveying the effects of the water crisis ravaging Cape Town and surrounding ...

When it finally came, restaurant diners rushed outside mid-meal to see the deluge for themselves. Others grabbed buckets to collect precious water from gutters to be used for washing clothes. The rain ...

(CAPE TOWN, South Africa) — The water supplies of one of the world’s top tourist destinations, South Africa’s Cape Town, have dwindled even further than predicted, prompting authorities to adjust ...

The Western Cape region has gone without significant rains for more than three years, forcing South Africa's second city to slash residential water consumption by more than 60 percent. "It's the ...

Cape Town could run out of water in 94 days unless it starts raining -- a lot. PRETORIA, South Africa -- One of the world’s favorite tourism designations, South Africa’s iconic city of Cape Town, has ...