Alas, the current drought has dried up dams and emptied reservoirs, and seemingly partnered with the sun’s scorching rays to leave mankind in an unforgettable state of paranoia. Wow! What a time to be alive. Living in South Africa right now is quite challenging considering mother nature’s neglect of her well-behaved children… ‘Well-behaved’ yeah?
Some would argue that climate change is created by these innocent earthlings who continuously burn coal and other fossil fuels into the atmosphere.
Last time I checked the hole in the ozone layer was getting bigger over the years and making the earth even more vulnerable to the sun’s ultraviolet rays – but what do I know. I do know that certain corrupt municipalities have been squandering funds meant for water purposes.
A huge chunk of misguided funds meant for procurement in water services mysteriously took a detour and found their way to certain officials’ bank accounts (Yup!). According to a report published earlier this year a third of municipalities spend more than they earn. These municipalities also owe Eskom more than R9 billion and had outstanding water bills of almost R6 billion (Sheesh).
Perhaps if these funds had been used accordingly from the onset the current water shortage we’re experiencing would’ve been more manageable. As angry as she is we need to thank mother nature for remembering to bless us with heavy rain last weekend after weeks of dryness. Hopefully it was enough to water the dry areas that needed it most.
Last year Cape Town was the hardest hit province, concerning the drought, but this season seems to be favourable to them with recorded torrential rain causing floods.
It seems as though the mother city is located in a different continent, come to think of it, because most parts of the country are semi-dry and blazing hot while Cape Town is cool and wet.
Mother nature is evidently mad at everyone and not only here in South Africa but across the entire African continent. Cameroon experienced a landslide last Monday, following heavy rainfall, that killed 37 people reminiscent of Mozambique’s floods that damaged the country not so long ago.
