YouTuber Adam Spires reports on the current state of Cape Town's water shortage and what the government and companies are actually doing to solve the crisis.

The video, shot in February 2018, includes a walkthrough of the government borehole and desalination plant.

It gives a closer look at the job Newlands Spring and other companies are actively doing to provide more desalination resources.

The purpose of the pipes in the video is to suck water from the ocean in a bid to bring more drinking water into the system.

According to local reports, there are currently seven desalination projects underway in Cape Town.

The coastal South African city of about 4 million people is about to run out of fresh water. It has implemented new emergency water restrictions last Thursday (February 1).

Residents can now only use 50 litres of municipal water per day.

Following three years of persistent drought, the government says that Day Zero - when it will be forced to turn off most taps - will be April 16.

This video includes a walkthrough of the government borehole and water desalination plant. It also includes shots from Newlands Spring as well as a company doing amazing work getting off the municipal water grid.