This week, national water storage has improved by 2.3% from an average 55.6% last week to 57.9% this week - a sign that dam levels are increasing at a slow pace.
“This further demonstrates that most parts of the country are still water distressed and the meagre rains we have experienced recently in some parts have not made any significant impact for us to say we are out of the woods,” cautioned a Department of Water and Sanitation spokesperson.
The provincial dam levels have shown some improvement, with more than half showing an increase compared to last week.
Western Cape levels have however remained critically low, decreasing from 36.2% last week to 34.9% this week, still under 40%
