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CAPE TOWN - Western Cape Premier Helen Zille met with principals and teachers from the province on Wednesday to present the plan for schools ahead of Day Zero.
Day Zero, as officials have dubbed it, is the day which the city runs out of water.
At the meeting, Zille assured them that schools would not run out.
Zille starts by assuring them that schools will not close and will not be without water if/when DayZero hits eNCA pic.twitter.com/yyuoHaOjBO
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille: Security at schools needs attention, many people are filling up at schools after hours DayZero Water eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille: We are planning to get through this drought but believe me when it does end, it will end with a flood. Then we’ll get criticized for not planning for a flood watercrisis DayZero eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille: The province needs to secure 23 million litres of water daily for 1,1 million learners, 32 000 teachers at 1056 schools DayZero watercrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
According to Zille, there is a 60% chance Day Zero will be reached, although it can be avoided.
Zille: There’s a 60% chance of DayZero happening, it is very serious. But we can still avoid it if we save enough water and change our behaviour WaterCrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille: The DayZero date is a little like Bitcoin right now, changes all the time but need solid plans regardless. Uncertainty is the new norm WaterCrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille: In future those of you who are lucky enough to have pools may have to turn them into dams. I hope there are no galas in the next two months DayZero WaterCrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille: Fire safety can be secured by using non-potable water that isn’t of a drinking standard. There must be drinking water at all schools, were necessary can be delivered DayZero WaterCrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille says it’s impossible in this era of climate change to predict weather patterns. “All of the rain that was supposed to land on us dropped in KZN and Richards Bay”. DayZero watercrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille says it’s impossible in this era of climate change to predict weather patterns. “All of the rain that was supposed to land on us dropped in KZN and Richards Bay”. DayZero watercrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
Zille: We all have to be water impimpi’s. It’s a terrible word but we have to tell on neighbours washing cars or watering gardens DayZero WaterCrisis eNCA
— Pheladi Sethusa (@pheladi_s) January 31, 2018
