Baristas and gourmet sandwich chefs at Cape Town's most popular weekend meet-up spot, the Neighbourgoods Market, will have to supply their own water when Day Zero arrives. The market operates on Saturdays at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock, which is managed by Indigo Properties. Group MD Adrian van Deventer said a plan was in place to cope with taps running dry, as they are expected to do in April. "The Old Biscuit Mill will be business as usual. We will have sufficient water to be able to flush the toilets," Van Deventer said. "We're investigating the best source [of nonpotable water] but we've put the necessary infrastructure in place." The City of Cape Town will continue to supply water to central business nodes after Day Zero, but The Old Biscuit Mill and other small businesses outside these nodes will bear the brunt of the crisis.Functioning toilets appear to be all that Indigo can offer its Old Biscuit Mill tenants. Some of the restaurants in the Woodstock complex have insta...
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