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‘Capturing Water’ Spotlights South Africa’s Grassroots Fight to Preserve Precious Resource Before It Runs Out


The documentary by Intl. Emmy Award-nominated filmmaker Rehad Desai shows a country's struggle to safeguard the supply of clean water for its people.

The consequences on both the supply of clean water and the environment have been stark: As the film notes, not only does much of Cape Town’s poorly treated sewage get pumped directly into the sea, but it takes a staggering 55 million liters of freshwater a day to get it there. In that climate, the director adds, “political choices have become critically important.” In Cape Town, just 13% of the population consumes 51% of the water, with that supply rapidly dwindling because of growing household and industrial use. Turbo-charged development, fueled in part by a post-pandemic boom in tourism, has added to the strain, putting access to clean water for millions of local residents directly at odds with a government push for relentless growth.

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