January 18, 2005 By Carol Lazar While the rest of the country is blessed with rain, Cape Town, is suffering under a massive drought and each day the situation deteriorates. Sweltering temperatures and gusting winds have added to the problem and gradually the levels of the water in the Cape damns is sinking and they are less than 50% full. There is, as you might have guessed, a crisis situation. Severe water restrictions have now been placed upon Capetonians and they are allowed to water their gardens just once a week for half an hour with a hand-held hose...