Cape Town Is 90 Days Away From Running Out Of Water After Three Years Of Drought | TIME
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- After three years of unprecedented drought, the South African city of Cape Town has less than 90 days worth of water in its reservoirs, putting it on track to be the first major city in the world to run out of water. Unless residents drastically cut down on daily use, warns Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille, taps in the seaside metropolis of four million will soon run dry. On April 22, to be exact.
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Cape Town Is 90 Days Away From Running Out Of Water After Three Years Of Drought | TIME
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As a fellow Capetonian, I cannot begin to tell you how worrying and scary this situation really is. The mere thought of what will actually transpire in the City WHEN we reach Day Zero is unimaginable. May God be with us.
Bronwyn van Schalkwyk I hope your ok
Bronwyn van Schalkwyk Maybe pack your bags and travel somewhere where they have the basics.
show queen why are you blaming the citizens? , the government is paid by their tax money to think of a solution. Look at the Arab countries, they have more severe drought but never experienced anything like this, guess trump was somehow right.
In Cape Town we stand together. In the spirit of Ubuntu we have had other provinces delivering water to us, and we continue to save as far as we can. We are also stockpiling water and we have learnt to live with not more than 50litres per person, per day. I don't think I will ever be able to flush the loo with drinking water ever again. This experience has taught us how we have abused this resource over the years.
Bronwyn van Schalkwyk wish u all the best.
I can't believe people in the comment section are making fun of this. I lived in Cape Town for seven years, and it's the most beautiful city in the world. This news breaks my heart.
Caleb Albán How are the white farmers?
Caleb Albán
Lol pink race thought, why don't drown your selves in the see we don't want you here
Also, you live in Cape Town. That explains way too much.
IT IS A SHITHOLE.
I have friends farming next to the Berg River in Paarl. There is no water. The river is looking terrible and farmers further down the river have had no river water for many months. Watching my garden die was very depressing.
I've lived in Cape Town my whole life and this comment section really makes me sad
Fellow cape townian
There's a lot of us around the world very concerned don't worry about these trolls please
Mother Russia dont offend him or he will get big bomb and threaten to use them when they are probably just props XD
me A lot of us in the states are shocked, and hoping for the best. This has terrifying global implications, and it is a shame people are pointing and laughing instead of realizing we're next.
I know, I live in Windhoek and have had the same scenario in 2016 these comment really irritate me
It is not the people's fault. That country has an ocean as their backyard yet they are running out if water because their government was unable to prepare in time. They could have built flitration systems to clean sea water
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We in America don't even use desalination for when a state is having a water shortage(like California has practically every year), what makes you think South Africa has the resources to do so?
Derik Davis but they California does have them tho lol I forgot exactly where but my cousin in the city he lives in Everyone has to pay like a 5$ for the construction of the plants i believe
Desalination is very expensive and requires a lot of resources.
California has 8 plants that make water from the sea.
City Skylines:
When you don't connected the pipes to the reservoirs.
gonna do that now. Build Cape Town with no water connection
My city is located in a desert, we have very little money, buy the government manage to put a desalination plant on the beach.
Also we start capturing the morning mist and recycling the water from the sink to flush.
And all the water from the sewer gets processed and reuse for farming.
it doesn't rain, ever.
Carolina same
How did you afford WiFi ?
Sik Brandon 😒
Carolina just kidding I see your point though
Ernest Hemingway She would either be Chilean or Peruvian. More likely Chilean from the Northern cities like Arica, Antofagasta or Iquique.
Since I live in South Africa. I think we are doing basically nothing... Mostly the government. 60 percent of Cape Town's people waste water. However, since we gave almost half a million rand to a dairy farm you would say that the government also wastes water in their own way. If you are reading this.. And you live in Cape Town... Don't let this happen...
*LET THE ANNUAL THIRST GAMES BEGIN*
Robyro Nz MAY THE WATER BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR
Not funny
Maxwell Satan says the satan 😈
Ahh
Dark jokes.
Love 'em
Let me sign up on Tinder first.
This sounds really horrifying
Inaccurate Flicks This might happen to all of humanity in the future if we are not careful and don't develop new ways to get water
Justin Lai, nah man we just gotta drink da clouds ☁️
bakonator48 Some African countries collect the water vapor from fog in the early morning
Nah, water isn't really disappearing. The only problem is that due to global warming more and more is getting "stuck" as vapour rather than liquid. Not to mention heavy pollution which destroys the ability to drink from it without proper equipment. Us in the first world will most likely never have this problem. If we ever do and all rivers suddenly run dry we can still drink ocean water after getting the salt out of it by boiling it and collecting the steam. It's not difficult, nor is it that expensive. Just really uncomfortable. Cape Town is in a terrible situation due to the government turning a blind eye. This is political warfare, not really a problem we are facing RIGHT NOW.
Justin Lai nature finds a way, we'll be fine
Wild times
It's their fault.
Let the water wars begin.
Sam LSD No, as a South African the information presented in this video is 100% true. Just because there are clouds doesn’t mean that there’s enough rain.
Yeah...that's the thinking in Cape Town. Let's do it tomorrow, than after tomorrow...
3 desalination plants could provide the water needed for Cape town............while that is being built they should use water from the aquifer
Trust InTMH desalination
Mad Max style!
Okay to all y’all that don’t live in SA, let me inform you bluntly.
We can’t do desalination as the extra salt would damage the sea if thrown back in.
We have implemented reverse osmosis but that is only able to produce 2L per hour so it only helps barely.
We are sending up to 30 000L within the next few days from the other provinces and the economic hub I.e Johannesburg. (The other major city)
We are doing our best and has nothing to do with the government. We’ve implemented water restrictions throughout and constantly ensured the efficient use of water but three years of drought adds up.
So please don’t judge or make any comments if you don’t know what’s happening. Media doesn’t post everything, just the nitty gritty.
Zaheer Sooliman dude arab countries has far more severe drought, but I think I never heard news like this from there, it has everything to do with your government.
Why would you throw the salt back in the ocean ? It can be collected and used for making table salt.
It is *3 years drought* and these ignorants in the comment section are blaming the blacks. I mean drought is out of human control ffs.
If the salt came out of the sea, it could be thrown back in. Just don't dump all at a single point.
Thank you for this information: I am one who would suggest water de-sanilization as a measure to obtain potable water. If your city can only obtain 2L per hour, your technology can certainly use an upgrade.
That said, I'm pretty certain that Cape Town was founded because the location had access to freshwater in rivers, lakes or wells. How is the maintenance (or repair) of the ecosystem that maintains the water supply to the city?
There is no easy answer to the water shortage problem (which is GLOBAL), and this affects anyone, anywhere: there have been water shortages in the US as well as other countries. And if the data collected by the UN is anything to go by, this will only escalate in the coming years.
Local desertification and soil imperbilization play a huge contributing factor, but so does global weather models. There are many factors to take into consideration.
I lived through a less severe drought in Puerto Rico (Caribbean) about a year and a half ago and it really teaches you to control your water supply and appreciate running water.
The government would control the water in certain parts of the island by either shutting it off every other day or at certain time intervals.
I hope a solution can be reached for the people of Cape Town!
Ka Gala Thank you for your positive comment - A Cape Town resident. Xx 💞
Emi Wa You’re welcome! Positive vibes to Cape Town!
Roman empire - spent vast amounts of time and money securing water supplies for all its citizens regardless of geography
Cape town - ohh crap we could run out of water soon wadda we do now.....
The thing is back in the roman days water was an actual RESOURCE. Not really something so wildly available as from taps. Nowadays most people really undervalue water. Though, it's not really Cape Town's fault, moreso the governing body. They have left the town to their own resources due to political friction. This so-called watercrisis happened to other cities there before, but Cape Town voted for the opposition. In a semi-tyranny, you vote for the opposition you get help from the opposition, not from the government. And since the opposition party can't do much, tough luck for them.
Stihlmadd Arborist well this isn't the times of rome were you can do whatever you want
Yep, except for the fact the Roman empire fell to shambles from the inside corruption and massive amount of debt, along with barbarians invading them from all sides. They then became two empires and one of them died off and the other became a Muslim empire that no longer exists. By the way, they did NOT supply water for all of their citizens, many citizens starved and lived in terrible conditions while aristocrats spent their days paying money to watch people die in arenas.
dont talk shit and act all tough when you arent experiencing a water crises like we are in south africa.
It's not that simple... and not everyone in the Roman Empire had access to water. Honestly the Roman Empire is really overglorified.
I stayed here this week and also tried my best to save the water wherever I was at. God bless Cape town the most beautiful city and people.
Thank you, ANC.
samsa deniz DA runs the Western Cape. Just so you know.
samsa deniz DA*
Miss Coco Corner
The national government's Department of Public Works control infrastructure expenditure (building dams and so forth). The ANC runs South Africa. Just so you know.
I got thirsty after this damn video.
Michael Wilson you're an idiot
Only poorest people will suffer the most..
poor settlements are still washing their cars using hosepipes..which aint allowed on our current level 6b water restrictions yet the government will do nothing. Educate them now or wait for them to waste what little water we have and goodluck when it runs out while all tax payers gets fined for water waste...:/
This is not at all correct. all taps excluding City areas will be shutdown, so No everyone will suffer.
First its the poor then the wealthy as their wealth comes from the poor
Tyson King not true. All water will be shut off. The rich and the poor need to collect water. And the "rich" tax payers suffer because they pay fines and the poor who don't pay tax don't pay the fines even if they use water unfairly. I live in Cape Town. I use Grey water for just about everything. Two minutes showers and the water that is used falls into a tub which goes to flushing toilets and washing floors.
Mielie Mouse they’ve stated that townships, industrial areas, schools and hospitalswill NOT run dry
Why not educate the population about DIY desalination devices and provide ocean water. Sure it’s not as good or cost efficient as a local desalination plant but it’s better than nothing. It can act as a temporary aid until a desalination plant is built.
How does this happen? I still don't understand how a major city runs out of water.
It's easy. elect Zuma as your president. then decriminalize corruption. P.S. We have one Jacob Zuma going cheap, guaranteed to bring mayhem and suffering without breaking a sweat.
How about seawater flush.
HKO2006 that's would require planning and preparation. To set up a water processing plant of that magnitude would take a considerable amount of time.
Yup, a long term solution rather.
Salt water can't go into water treatment plants
yap sounds good?
You don't think we have considered this? The treatment plants cant handle sea water, it will case to much damage to the system.
Wtf is wrong with the comment section? Y'all regret laughing when you run outta water , I've known water has been such a precious thing on earth before the drought too , seeing people in other cities waste water breaks my heart .
I know. Whenever people see something that isn’t the same as their living standards they start to spam “shithole country” everywhere
TheGamingParadise exactly ! Ugh
They are self-absorbed. If they were in this situation they would be eating their words and crying. Smh
Putang ena mo bts cancer ulol
you ignorant person. Just come here to Antarctica and fucking take our land. It's not like anyone cares about me and my penguin friends. x.x
Stay safe Cape Town! I’ll be praying for you and donate anything if it possible too
Thank you TIME for bringing light to this urgent subject ❤️
what a great time to be alive, humans can go to the moon, land drones on comets create A.I but we still cant provide water on a planet covered in water
Ronin Says our population growth is exponential as fuck😒
Ronin Says majority of the water is seawater and 3% is fresh drinkable water. It’s not like Cape Town has billions of dollars out of its ass to filter polluted seawater.
Gordon Freeman 200 dollar reverse osmosis filter will make sea water drinkabke so you r a another sheep that doesnt know shit....
High All Day Bra we don't even have 200 dollars 😂
Are you kidding me? We are covered in SEA WATER not drinkable french water.....
I live in a small coastal town on the Costa Blanca in Spain and we have a desalination plant. If Javea can run one so can Cape Town.
Spain is first world and in europe, SA not so much.
90 days until their water runs out people leaving the taps on and rinsing bottles and throwing it on the ground... makes sense
Absolutely understatement.
i bless the rains down in africa. *toto*
Liam Good ohgod
This wouldn't have happened if their President had been held accountable. Africa can not be fixed as long as they resist outside help.
Alt Centrist Lilly Africa does not resist outsid help
The outside help is what holds them back. They need to learn to manage their own shit.
It's in recommendations on what is day zero...will there be an update?
In Adelaide they converted an old oil refinery to desalination plant. Ok the water tastes rank but it’s water, could this not be an option?
it'll run out on Vladimir Lenin's birthday lololololol
Roghjo Gallagher "The Communist Curse"
Feel the way we felt you bourgeois liberals!
lol
And then you get Britain who have rain every bloody day!
DumpYourTelevision it rains all the time in Scotland where I’m from so he’s not exactly wrong
DumpYourTelevision well you're clearly the ignorant then. If you open your eyes I think you'll find it practically rains everyday.
DumpYourTelevision what the hell is wrong with you?
Funnny enough - Germany has far more rain than Britain :P
Let cape town borrow some water from your country
its the 22nd of april for me and the water taps are still running
I just saw this on my recommendations and it's today!!!!
It's amazing how people find a way to make everything racial. Even a water crisis. 😑
Tasneem Bashir They drew first blood.
Djone Tan You the kind of person I'm speaking of. We don't need you in this country. We trying to make progress.
Djone Tan the mayor isn’t even black lol
Mayor is just pawn. The president and all his ministry is running the show and own and controll all the money.
Tasneem Bashir..i like your patriotism.. i hope you can call your africans friends back to their home country, And make progres at home. Not flood to uerope and make europe a shit hole countries. Yeah i know you cant do that. Be cause you will go to europe too if you got a ticket and join the refugees.
If the Chinese changed the weather during the Beijing Olympics, why cant they change to weather in Cape Town?
Kevin Rustles I didnt know that 😮
Kevin Rustles they what now?
Firstly, the Chinese didn’t change the weather they just counteracted the effects of pollution, and this drought is not the result of pollution.
I believe the stuff used to force rain and clear skies afters, that stuff is mixed with the falling water, .....NOT SAFE to drink.
Mr. Coathanger they actually did modify the weather. They shot some sort of chemical into the clouds that causes them to start raining so that they were gone when the opening ceremony happened
Im going to SA in may, is the drought still ongoing then? I hope the people affected will stay healthy
I hope all goes well tomorrow
R.i.p Cape Town 🇿🇦🇿🇦😰😰
I love my city!!!!
A Polo Shirt me neither
Water doesn't.
i live in south africa and i can tell you from living in the eastern cape which is very close to cape town(cape town is in the western cape) the entire province only has 7 percent water left in the dams.
I wonder if there is a way to get more, cause I’ll be going to South Africa during their winter, sooooo...
Well, it only popped up in my recommended today, which _is_ april 22nd
Same
Sooooo what do they do, the only thing I can think of is one of those household moisture collecting things that take the moisture out of air and make it water.... But that's expensive.
And I'm sitting here in London listening to the rain droplets hit my window. Every single day, of every single week, of every single month, of every single year...
The back ground song is my favourite jam
Hang in there guys, these things are difficult, but reversible; this is coming from an Australian, we've had more droughts than hot dinners.
Nah yeah mate,i don't eat bloody roo shite yea mate!
Can people stop racializng a water crisis. The only thing to blame is the drouth.
plus mostly white people live in cape cod. not a big deal
South Africans got colonized and used up the resources? Not surprised lol
It has nothing to do with racism and blaming it on racism shows you're a racist.
It's the result of poor goverment planing which any preson can do cause a presons abilty or lack of abilty has nothing to do with their skin color or their pettiness.
Drought*
Climate change is a big factor
I live in cape town and its not as bad as it seems we flush with well point water and we drink bottled water also we only open the shower taps for like 4 seconds
This problem could be prevented if the government aware of the problem since 1 decade ago by installing sea water desalination plant using reverse osmosis technology like Israel.
Israel is the first nation on earth sucessfully applying this technology nationwide.
Now Israel had so much surplus fresh water that they even export it to other nation, and had plentiful of it to boost their agricultural sector and became a major agricultural export nation in the middle east and north Africa despite most of Israel itself is desert and small in size.
But all of that is depends on South African political will to make it happen.
_Maybe you can start drinking diversity...?_
I cant even make oros anymore
bless you :(
i just got recommended this on april 22... i hope cape town gets water soon
damn. today is the 22nd. prayers go out to everyone in capetown.
Pray for us 🤲🏼
Aneesah Ally How about ask for help instead
The Bible says that faith without work is dead. You can pray, but if you don't put in effort to change, it will do nothing. You can't pray to God, He tell you to take a step, and you don't move.
Aneesah Ally
I hope you're joking.
show queen how can you say praying is wasting time? When water comes from God.
Never Lucky m8 joking about what?
MadMaX..
Mad Max was worse. The oceans themselves dried up.
Videos with text, that also have suggestion tabs popping up, a lot, is annoying as hell on phones.
Lmao someone made rango a real thing😂😂😂
Mitchell Hogg bruh this ain’t funny millions will die if they don’t leave the coty
Some western European country should colonize there and straighten the situation out.
riverw007 lol
or vice versa! south africa should colonize western europe and develop at their expense, just like colonialist western europe developed by stealing the entire world's money!
Just make an infinte water block smh don't you watch minecraft?
I hope all the people in Cape Town can either relocate or survive, may God be with you and I wish you the best.
the water crisis in the eastern cape which is directly next to the western cape where cape town is, is actually worse we only have 7 percent water left in the eastern cape.
Cape Town will run dry on 22 April. Maybe you should have said Cape Town can run dry on 22 April. But then you did not specify a year. Because we had the exact same prediction last year. I know the situation is getting worse. But seems like you not well informed. Steenbras Dam is still full. And I can not see that tham emptying in three months. Remember Steenbras do get rain out of the strong South-Easter.
Steenbras Lower dam has a small hydroelectricity that generate power from the out-flowing water. That power is only used for the water treatment plant. Then there are four big generators using water from Upper Steenbras dam. Flowing into the Kaapse Draai reservour. This water used to be in a loop, wasting no water. Since the new water treatment plant at Faure (for the Khayelitsha residents) was build, this water does not flow back at night. Now this water flows through the generators, into Kaapse Draai reservoir, and then to the treatment plant, and then to the end users. So no extra water was, or will ever be used for generating electricity. This dam is not huge, and the City of Cape Town is massive. But at least there is a continuous inflow of water into this dam. And there is another hydroelectricity generator between Rockview dam and Kogelbergdam, about 5 km away. Here the water gets used for generating power to satisfy peak demands. Then the water gets pumped back up during times of low usage. Cape Town do not rely on this power, it is only used to flatten peak demands. Remember, Steenbras do get rain out of the South Easter wind during the hot summer months.
Evacuate the city.
Do you realise how big cape town is?
Dude, if you evacuate the city you have to ask the simple question: Where do they go?
DumpYourTelevision He said evacuate the city.. Not the country.. Last time i checked there are no borders dividing cities.. This isn't ancient Greece.. Idiot
zahid hussain Engage all defenses
IDUinvincible you tried saying rapist. Good job!
Too many things wrong with South Africa...Corruption and greed mainly, and its only getting worse, people are fed up with pathetic government service.
It’s April 7th so is this still an issue?
Prepare for more multiculturalism Europe
677htg hgbn Is that a bad thing?
+ElasticCoder 161 Yes.
ElasticCoder 161 Yes, the worst thing to ever happen to Europe
Darryl de Swart who
Europe is a shithole
Get help from Israel with the water desalination technology.
Marsoff Thanks brother, May the Lord bless you abundantly for this, I pray when the solution is at hand people's veil be removed by the Lord & may the see the already provided solution, I would like to remind everyone in this world even India with three sides surrounded by Sea & Oceans faces the same situation but just recently in his State visit to India the Honorable Israeli President gifted India a Water desalination vehicle that can turn any type of water to potable drinking water as per WHO standards, I don't know how billions of people are ignorant of such major innovations & breakthrough that can easily benefit mankind, it is a foolish fear and politicians thrive on it, instead getting it solved when the solutions are already available. Thanks once again brother for your great effort.
Prof. Manivannan.K.S
Mumbai-India.
Israel offered help several years ago ave the ANC government refused it 🙄
Julia Dyer Thanks for the information, it truly shows how deliberately ignorant the ANC govt is in serving it's citizens, when the Lord has already blessed Israel with various innovations & scientific breakthroughs, even a fool would not miss to benefit from it, it's time some responsible Citizens of South Africa take the initiative to get the device themselves from Israel and lead by example by showing the affected people of SA that really there is a long lasting at hand solution, if not contact the Indian Govt which has this technology at BARC Bhabha Atomic Research Centre in Mumbai-India and benefit the people of SA instead of crying foul.
We got no money 😂😂
Mani Ks people have tried but it is extremly hard for people to do so when they have a president with a four year old mindset.....
my garnd father lives in cape town and i am pritty concend how this will go
After watching this, I looked over and counted 11 water bottles on my desk, each with different amounts of water in them that I know I'm just going to throw away soon. It made me realize that 1. I really need to clean my room. And 2. I really take water for granted. We waste water everyday, while other parts of the world can't even afford to waste a drop.
well it is in africa
Because African's can't organize a bread stick in a bakery.
Nevyn Tanis im sure you're just some ignorant American
Eish margie, interesting theory, not sure what point is though.
Yo sky, give us a list of the successful ones.
We are not doing fine at all, the people vote these dictators into office, blaming the west is juvenile at best.
As for you sky, what's so difficult about making a list eh?
I'm laughing my ass off it it is not these people's fault but their government
Justin Brimer actually seeing how they've spent the last 5 or 6 years killing all the whites in South Africa including the ones in their own government, they don't really have anyone to blame but themselves.
International assistance and support would have been much greater during times of strife had they not committed themselves to genocide.
And who has been voting those people in? Aliens?
holy smokes this video got recommended to me and it's April 22
It’s snowing in a blizzard here in Dun
Immigration to Canada and other places with large amounts of water are going to skyrocket
Probably not. A majority cannot afford to immigrate to other countries. Source: Me, a South African that luckily had to opportunity to leave.
+Mikey B Cape Town is a beautiful city. Few want to leave.
Yeah no, many South Africans don't have enough money
TIME will attribute this to Donald Trump & his administration.
Blakelikesfood 😂😂😂
maybe because its his fault for TURNING HIS BACK on the great third world countries
Jim Jim south africa is second-world
huh why do you think I'm only talking about south africa??? what about hatey, what about spain?? dumbass
#KnicksTape #SellTheTeamJames No its not. you don't know the meaning of 3rd world. South Africa is a 3rd world country.
Oh my gosh that is tomorrow for me!
That’s gonna be devastating
I get by on 3 gallons/day, just like astronauts do.
Nobody should be using a flush toilet. Everybody should deal with poop like soldiers do when they are on the march: dig a hole, poop into it, and then cover it up. Don't forget to cover it up. And mark the spot so that you don't dig in the same place again until 3 years have passed.
Nobody should be using automatic dishwashers or automatic laundry washers. Wash things by hand. If dish washing is not delayed, a simple rinse and hand wipe will clean it. Clothes don't really need to be washed often, either. Wear them dirty, until they're really dirty.
Nobody should be taking immersive baths or showers. A sponge or rag bath will take care of your smelliest bits, and it only takes a pint of water.
4 million people, many living in high rise buildings are not going to be digging holes to shit in. Come on
NOT IF YOU BURY IT. Take a shovel, dig down 18 inches (that's quite sufficient for a small bucket of poop), dump the bucket, backfill by replacing the dirt.
Sure open defecation, with the feces left unburied, does lead to the spread of diseases. But people living in the countryside prior to the 20th century usually did exactly what I suggested.
Cape Town is a CITY, full of high rise apartments. Who the hell is digging up sidewalks and parks to bury their shit?
Abandon the city.
very childish world view. Firstly, 4 million people aren't going to survive in the wilderness and secondly, there is less water away from reservoirs than there is in the city.I guess next you'll say live by killing wildlife and growing your own. The animals will be wiped out in a week and you aren't going to grow anything in a drought. You'd die without the food you get that was processed by people living in...yes, cities.
Why did South Africa go from a steady growing GDP to a chaotic country in such a short period?
It’s insane. Crime is out of control. The economy is ruined.
Anyone care to explain or am I being politically incorrect just for asking?
I'm South African, living here all of my life. I just looked outside my window and is not seeing what you just described.
Let's also ask the DA why we have a water crisis in the DA lead Cape town, which would've been completely manageable had the proper plans been put in place earlier- or is everything the black government's fault?
Hishaam Fakier Yes that's right. It's the collective government's responsibility to ensure stable water supply from local to national. Let's not make it political.
I mean... it's a 3 year drought which is out of human control
The economy is continuing to grow. More people have access to sanitation and a permanent home now than at any point in the country's history. Crime levels - yes they are a bit scary - but they reflect the ongoing levels of inequality in the country. As soon as the government attempt to put in place any plans to address that inequality, though, the global financial speculators go crazy and scream that hardline socialists have taken over government, rather than acknowledging the necessity of redressing hundreds of years of imbalance and injustice to allow the country to function in a way that benefits all of its people. It's a complex country, for sure, but it sure as hell isn't ruined. And no, it isn't 'politically incorrect' to ask, just ill informed.
Soo waar GOD BLESS CT
How does this happen their city is mostly on the coastline?
White South Africans come back to Europe, we need your numbers... we have more than enough water 💙
Or Australia, please
John Wayne Why not all south africans? Immigration restrictions hurt out economies.
Erik Nielsen Because they are originally from Europe and the indigenous white population is fast becoming a minority. Africa is still African, Asian is still Asian, but Europe is not very European anymore.
Aguila701 White man created USA. Blacks/Asians/ Arabs never, yet they are still over there? Europe and the West has to accept everyone else yet Africa, Middle East and Asia don’t?
Repent
the end is near.
Don't accept the mark.
depression sauce it’s actually a religion but okay sweetie
FIJI WATER Lmao are you butthurt?
sign before judgement day in islam:
"When the antichrist (dajhal) first appears, a day will feel as long as a year, then as long as a month and finally a day will feel as long as a week. Three years before his appearance, the sky will hold off one-third of its water, a year after it will hold off two-thirds of its water, then one year before his appearance it will hold off all of its water."
How was this posted on January 16 2018
This is terrifying.
Whites please come back!
voetbal12 They're still there.
Aguila701 Rich whites... but there are working class whites who won't.
Aguila701 The country is ruled by the ANC which is a clientist party.
They are always coming there but not enough
Always see tons of TH-camrs and documentaries of white people visiting and helping those in Africa to show everyone what it is like in the poor parts there
Oh well.
Oh please. many poor black people have been living in day zero forever.
Tebogo Mokgomogane Judging from your nice suit and iPhone, you're not one of them.
You havent the slightest idea my dear white friend. We have to look a certain way to get opportunities. We need to dress for the job we want and potray a certain image to get ahead. You dont know where I sleep at night. Finally, I do not see how your response makes sense to the statement I made. Read with understanding, but I am suspecting you are just pushing your own agenda. what you are basically saying is "not alllack people"
Why do black people have to make everything a race thing
Because it is. You wont get it or see it though. When you are in front you dont see anyone behind you. Your reality is what is next toyou and in front of you.
Tebogo Mokgomogane I look at merit, values, and actions before all else. Anyone who uses race as a crutch is pathetic. Sorry if judging someone on their character rather on their race is _somehow_ racist.
And in South Africa, the "colonial oppression" card is being used to justify genocide. If you justify genocide in any way of any group, then I already know enough about you.
Now this seems scary af
That pool water looks delicc.
South africa Rip You wont be missed
Thank you
KOALA_FREAK I'm pretty sure that's what your epitaph would say on your gravestone.
Green Classified I dont think so pal 😉
Green Classified cheers to that
Thanks.
this is going to be crazy
Heyyy I just saw this video and it is the 21st of April. Does that mean that tomorrow Cape Town is gonna enter a high alert atmosphere
I’m from Cape Town and my cousins say they can only do washing once a month
Can someone tell me what music is this?
some random copyright free bullshit
There is an Indian city known as Indore and 10 years ago when I was there water only came at 5-7 in the morning. Pretty sure it had more population than cape Town.
I live their and I’m terrified there’s only 6 weeks from 11/3/18
April 22 is like 5 days from today. How is Cape Town doing?