My wife and I have our first South Africa visit scheduled the tail end of March/early April and will be in Capetown 6 days.

We've heard about the dire water situation and just found out that they are expecting to "run out" of water by April 22 (Zero Day).

The hotel is telling us that showers are limited to 2 minutes and there are toilet flushing guidelines. Hotels will also be washing linens less frequently.

We are concerned about sanitation and other issues and wondering if we should try to cancel the trip.

Is it really as serious as it sounds?

Thanks!