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Apr
Niël Terblanché The City of Windhoek (CoW) is on the brink of declaring a severe Category D water scarcity, compelling it to implement stringent water-saving measures as water supply to the capital is under severe strain. This decision follows a drastic reduction in water supply by NamWater, which has decreased from 75% to 40% of the city's total demand due to critically low water levels in the primary supply dams. At a meeting on Thursday evening the deputy mayor of Windhoek, Joseph Uapingene said there is a need to reduce water consumption by at least 10%. “Unfortunately, water-conserving targets have…