Leonie Pretorius
01 October 2016
Minister of Cooperative Governance, Des van Rooyen,
encouraged the country to use water sparingly.
He says A
number of measures are to be put in place to combat the negative impact of
drought in the country.
Van Rooyen briefed various departments on the current status of the drought.
He says All sectors of the country have been
affected by the drought, especially farming and Below normal rainfall, heatwaves and increased temperatures have
resulted in shortage of rain and the worst drought the country
has seen.
The continuous dry conditions have also led to serious
water restrictions.
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