There is no doubt that the drought and water restrictions pose a serious challenge for RFG. The leader of the National African Farmers Union of South Africa reported losing 300 of his 800 cows in the last few months as a result of the dry weather. The harvesting of guavas only commences in April but this is the smallest of the four fruits in terms of production volumes. The months-long drought is affecting most of southern Africa. Amid its worst drought since records began, the city — … The drought in South Africa is real, dam levels are very low and the rainy season in Cape Town will only come around July. I didn’t run out to buy any water and I trust that the City of Cape Town will be very well organized IF day 0 is really going to happen. If we have another dry year as bad as the last, it looks as though we could survive it again. But the main victims of climate change are in the countries of the global South. Population growth and a record drought, perhaps exacerbated by climate change, is sparking one of the world's most dramatic urban water crises, as South … The United Nations estimates that more than 11 million people now face crisis … Reservoirs in Cape Town, the jewel of South Africa's Western Cape region, are nearly empty. The extent to which the drought in South Africa may impact the quality of the balance of the harvest remains uncertain. South Africa: How Cape Town beat the drought. A white farmer, meanwhile, told the Times that the worst effects of the drought were owing to “bad … However, I feel it doesn’t help anyone to stress out about the situation. South Africa is facing one of the worst droughts to hit the region in 30 years. Although South Africa’s average rainfall has been low, only certain areas of the country are experiencing a meteorological drought, media liaison for South Africa’s department of water and sanitation, Sputnik Ratau told Africa Check. Our trip starts in Tanzania, then to Malawai, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwee, Namibia and South Africa.We have been reading about the current drought in these countries, this directly affecting areas where we are scheduled to visit (South Luangwa, Chobe, Etosha Natl Parks, Okavango Delta - Mokoro trip, Victoria Falls). The weather phenomenon brings drier conditions to southern Africa. We are scheduled for an overland tour starting in late February 2020. The drought, during what is normally the summer rainy season in most of South Africa, has been exacerbated by a strong El Niño.