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Water crisis hits Cape Town tourism

January 26, 2018 16:55·
Cape Town is going to run out of water in less than three months

Cape Town is going to run out of water in less than three months

On Friday, the Cape Argus newspaper launches the #EveryDropCounts campaign.

Another is that consumers will start being hit by the reality of no water from the taps.

The minister said critics like Western Cape Premier Helen Zille and DA leader Mmusi Maimane were trying to absolve themselves of their responsibilities in the management of the water crisis.

Officials are hoping that these strict water limits will delay Day Zero.

We are aware of the concerns voiced by anxious citizens, and we take saving water - and the event's overall water impact on the City - incredibly seriously.

The World Travel and Tourism Council estimates that travel and tourism directly and indirectly contributed more than R400 billion or about 9.3 percent to South Africa's gross domestic product in 2016 and more or less the same a year ago.

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"Besides the hotels, tourism businesses are acutely aware of the need for water conservation".

In the face of this looming nightmare, there have been distinct reactions: there are the naysayers who believe the water crisis is a fabricated plot manipulated by politicians, there are people pointing fingers at government saying something should've been done sooner to deal with the crisis.

To put this in perspective, this isn't even enough to have a two-minute shower.

"(It) shows that Cape Town and the Western Cape are open for business", said Tim Harris, CEO of the city's tourism, trade & investment promotion agency Wesgro, noting that tourism was a crucial sector which supported over 300,000 jobs across the province and contributed almost R40 billion to its economy.

Mokonyane was speaking as Day Zero is drawing near, threatening to make Cape Town the first metropolis in the world to run out of water.

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