Residents fear anarchy as Cape Town water shut-off looms

Cape Town: It sounds like a Hollywood blockbuster. "Day Zero" is coming to Cape Town this April. Everyone, be warned.

Residents collect water from a communal tap in an
informal settlement in Mitchells Plain outside of Cape Town.

The government cautions that the Day Zero threat will surpass anything a major city has faced since World War II or the September 11 attacks. Talks are underway with South Africa's police because "normal policing will be entirely inadequate". Residents, their nerves increasingly frayed, speak in whispers of impending chaos.

Read the story in today’s Melbourne Age - “Residents fear anarchy as Cape Town water shut-off looms.”