Theewaterskloof: overflowing with gratitude

Writer: Raphael da Silva.

Over 300 people from across the Western Cape gathered at the wall of the Theewaterskloof Dam on Sunday for a Diens van Dankbaarheid (Thanksgiving Service) to express their gratitude for the dam not only being full, but overflowing for the first time in nearly a decade.

The event, organised by retired Caledon businessman, Louis Jordaan, and broadcast live across the Overberg by Caledon FM (CFM) was attended by Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, Overberg District Executive Mayor, Sakkie Franken and Executive Mayor of Theewaterskloof Municipality, Christelle Vosloo.

Residents from across the Western Cape gathered on Sunday at Theewaterskloof Dam to celebrate and give thanks for the abundance of rain that has filled the dam to overflowing for the first time in nearly a decade.

PHOTO: Raphael da Silva

The last time that Theewaterskloof Dam overflowed was in 2014. On March 9, 2018, the dam, which is Western Cape’s biggest and main water source for residents and industry in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, was just 11% full. With just one percent of this water usable, Cape Town was facing Day Zero and becoming the first major city in the world to run out of drinkable water.

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