National dam levels show slight decline says Water Department
The country's national dam levels have shown a slight decline compared to the same period last week.
This has been confirmed by the Department of Water and Sanitation which shows that dams levels have declined by less than 1%.
Spokesperson Wisane Mavasa says the decline can be attributed to less rainfall in major parts of the country.
"This normal at this time of the year, however provinces such as Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal as well as parts of Northern Cape are experiencing winter rainfall which has in certain areas resulted in localised flooding."
Meanwhile, six of the country's provinces have also recorded downward movements in water levels.
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Mavasa says that they include the Eastern Cape which slightly dropped from 80.0% to 79.6%, Free State from 98.8% to 98.4%, KwaZulu Natal from 90.4% to 90.2%, Limpopo from 88.1% to 87.9%, Mpumalanga somewhat dipped from 98.1% to 98.0%, Northern Cape from 92.8% to 91.6% and North West dropped from 89.6% to 89.2%.
Gauteng and the Western Cape are the only two provinces that have shown a improvement in water levels.
The Western Cape increased from 61.2% to 87.9% while Gauteng marginally increased from 99.1% to 99.2%. .
