A major schools water polo festival in Knysna has been cancelled after independent tests found the estuary water unsafe for swimming. The cancellation affects 70 schools, 1,600 players and thousands ...

As of Friday, 16 January, Knysna’s Akkerkloof Dam – the town’s main source of water – was around 15% full, which, at the current consumption and wastage rate, means the town has just 10 days before ...

Official estimates suggest that around 55% of the town's drinkable water is lost to leaking pipes.

KNYSNA - Water levels in Knysna remain at a critical level. The municipality’s primary water storage facility, the Akkerkloof Dam, is currently sitting at approximately 19.6 percent capacity. This ...

The Knysna Municipality has activated its Joint Operations Centre (JOC) to coordinate a multi-agency response to the town’s worsening water crisis, with thousands of residents in at least nine wards ...

The news of the impending water crisis in Knysna along the Garden Route has been shared far and wild - even as far afield as the BBC.

Knysna’s problems won’t be fixed overnight, says new mayor Thando Matika. The ‘Jewel of the Garden Route’ has been beset with ...

The Democratic Alliance (DA) has described the worsening water crisis in Knysna as a ‘man-made but avoidable’ disaster, accusing the municipality’s political leadership of denial and inaction despite ...

The Western Cape government will co-chair a Joint Operations Committee with the Knysna Municipality to tackle the town’s water crisis. Immediate interventions include installing a new pump at ...

In commemoration of the June 2017 Knysna fires, new mayor Mark Willemse unveiled a sculpture in front of the municipal finance building in Queen Street on June 7, Knysna Plett Herald reports. The ...