The article focuses on a film that showcases the struggles of activists in Cape Town addressing severe water management issues exacerbated by climate change and poor policy. After experiencing three years of drought, Cape Town faced a 'Day Zero' water crisis in 2018, prompting activists like Faeza Meyer, Caroline Marx, and Nazeer Sonday to combat water cut-offs, sewage pollution, and protect groundwater from industrial threats. The film critiques market-based water management, spotlighting its inequities and the broader environmental degradation caused by existing policies. It underscores the urgent need for equitable and sustainable solutions amidst increasing climate challenges.
The film examines how market-driven water management increases the rich-poor divide and contributes to broader environmental issues in South Africa.
In Cape Town's Day Zero water crisis in 2018, activists fought against water cut-offs affecting poor communities and tackled sewage pollution.
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