DAM levels in parts of South Africa have slightly begun to improve as a result of persistent rain.
“Dam waters rose by one per cent week-on-week, while an average national level is at 60.2 per cent — an improvement from 59.2 per cent the previous week,” said Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on Wednesday.
Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, encouraged South Africans to use water sparingly, despite the improvement in dam levels as some communities are still experiencing drought.
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“The Eastern Cape and parts of the Northern Cape are reeling, and are among the worst provinces that experience extremely dry conditions,” said the Department of Water and Sanitation.
However, this week, the Department of Water and Sanitation recorded that rainfall in Gauteng increased dam levels to 101.2 per cent, followed by the Northern Cape at at 77.5 per cent. The Northern Cape government recently declared drought a provincial disaster.
Dam levels in the North West increased to 61 per cent, while those in KwaZulu-Natal rose to 54.3 per cent from 53.4 per cent last week.
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