'Little rain relief expected in coming months'
The Inter-ministerial Committee on Drought says there may not be sufficient rainfall during the upcoming months.
Following parts of the country being declared drought-stricken and water restrictions were implemented - the committee was tasked with finding ways to create strategies to alleviate the effects of the phenomenon.
The committee has been briefing the media in Pretoria.
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Local Government Minister, Des Van Rooyen who has been giving an update on the situation - says the national dam levels last year were estimated at 64.3% of the normal full supply.
"Since then - we have seen a drop in our storage quantity to the current 53% as at September 5 this year. The long range forecast shows a below normal expected rainfall and therefore little relief is anticipated in the coming months," he said.