The City's Directorate of Water says the total capacity of dams supplying water to the Mother City decreased by 1,6% this past week, to 87.5%. Water consumption also decreased slightly over the past 7 days, with residents consuming only 776-million litres of water per day.

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Children Among 12 Killed in Bus Crash

Smile Staff Reporter - 31 July 2026

Authorities have launched an investigation after a bus travelling from Cape Town to Johannesburg overturned near Trompsburg in the Free State, killing 12 people,...

Members of the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide appointed

Smile Staff Reporter - 31 July 2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed members of the National Council on Gender Based Violence and Femicide for a period of three years. This is...

The City’s Directorate of Water says the total capacity of dams supplying water to the Mother City decreased by 1,6% this past week, to 87.5%. Water consumption also decreased slightly over the past 7 days, with residents consuming only 776-million litres of water per day.

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