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Is Ghana also heading towards a "Day Zero"?

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Days after Cape Town, South Africa, has declared "Day Zero" , the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that water supply in most parts of the country will soon be rationed to ensure equitable distribution. It seems that the water crisis in Africa has now reached Ghana.  GWCL currently operates eighty-eight (88) urban water supply systems throughout the country. Average production is about eight hundred and seventy-one thousand, four hundred and ninety-six cubic meters (871,496m3) per day (192 million gallons per day). Present potable water demand is estimated at one million, one hundred and thirty-one thousand, eight hundred and eighteen point eighteen cubic meters (1,131,8181m3) per day (249 million per day). With this shortfall already creating demand and supply issues across the country, according to the Ghana Water Company Limited , they are experiencing some challenges with water supply in Accra and most parts of the country due to the onset of the...
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Cape Town approaches Day Zero, lessons to learn and ways to avoid such a predicament

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In Cape Town, South Africa, they're calling it "Day Zero" -- the day when the taps run dry. City officials had recently said that day would come on April 22. This week, they moved up the date to April 12.Cape Town is South Africa's second-largest city and a top international tourist draw. Now, residents play a new and delicate game of water math each day. They're recycling bath water to help flush toilets. They're being told to limit showers to 90 seconds. And hand sanitizer, once somewhat of an afterthought, is now a big seller. "Unwashed hair is now a sign of social responsibility," resident Darryn Ten told CNN. Cape Town, a popular tourist destination, has been hit by its worst drought in a century. Much of southern Africa has been recovering from a drought caused by the El Niño weather phenomenon, following heavy summer rains. However, Cape Town is still gripped by a drought and has had very low rainfall for the ...
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