South Africa declared that the drought afflicting Cape Town and other parts of the country is a national disaster and will come up with a long-term recovery plans on Monday. /VCG Photo

The water crisis affecting Cape Town will cause the city’s borrowing to rise sharply and the economy to shrink, which has been fueled by a surge in agricultural production, according to American ratings agency, Moody’s. /VCG Photo

A nearly empty dam on a farm in Piket Bo-berg, Piketberg, north of Cape Town, as a result of a three-year-long drought. /VCG Photo

Fruit farmers in Piket Bo-berg, having struggled with drought over the past three years, are looking for new ways to adapt to the water crisis in order to make sure the harvest brings a profit. /VCG Photo