The department of water and sanitation has called on the Eastern Cape to double down on its efforts to reduce the manner in which it consumes water and save the available water resources.
A weekly report released by the department paints a bleak picture of the available water in some areas of the province and a consistent decline of major dams, with Butterworth already on Day Zero.
The province has been hit by severe drought, which has resulted in the provincial cabinet declaring it a disaster.
According to the report, the provincial water storage has waned to 49.6%, a sharp decline compared with the same period last year when water levels in the province were at 63.7%.
Guest Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform spokesperson Ayongezwa Lungisa