Whilst the water levels due to this persistent drought are very worrisome, some basic fact checking would highlight the "alternative facts" put forward by the author... first few paragraphs

Alternative fact - "It’s 2017, and Cape Town’s dams are sitting at 11%. Experts have always told us that the bottom 10% of water should ideally not be taken out both for ecological reasons and because it needs extra purification. This effectively means the well in Cape Town has run dry and the worth of water has shot up to the top of every Capetonian’s serious concerns"

Reality - at 22/5/17 the water levels are sitting at 21,2%, and with the last 10% tough to extract, usable water is at 11.2% - not run dry as asserted by the author!

If the simple, verifiable facts, aren’t even being represented, then it’s tough to believe anything in this article

Surely the Maverick has some obligation to do even the most cursory fact checking