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The forgotten dams of Table Mountain
High above the city, five remarkable stone dams tell the long history of Cape Town’s strained relationship with water
05 September 2019 - 05:00
The taxpaying residents of Cape Town are getting worried. In the heat of summer, water supplies are critically low, the springs are drying up and local authorities fear the taps might run dry. Concerned residents petition the local government to do something to avert the crisis. However, there’s no shaming of water wasters on social media, or sharing water-saving tips on WhatsApp groups.
And nobody has yet coined the term "Day Zero". Perhaps that’s because this crisis takes place in 1893...
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