— of the — dams tracked are at least 90% full, yet metros are rationing and —% of water goes unbilled. — Western Cape dams sit more than 20 points below last year going into a forecast dry summer.
Analysis, opinion and outlook are the desk's reading of the sources linked under each brief. Figures are as each source reported them on the dates shown.
The desk's weekly call on each part of the sector. Status runs Strong, Stable, Watch, Strained, Critical. The arrow is the direction this week.
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Bars show the latest reading; a dark tick marks the same week last year where the source gives it. The dashed line marks 100%.
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Amounts stay in the currency each source reports. No conversion is applied.
Editions quote the primary source and name the spread where these figures come up.
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— of the — audited sources answered with a working feed or API on 15 Nov 2026. The rest need scraping, a fallback, a key or a licence.
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Eleven recurring sections. A filled square means the section's main feeds serve that reader segment. Transport has no water-specific source yet.