Let’s continue to preserve our precious resource, water

WATER is life and a source of socio-economic development. Without water, there is no life and livelihood. It is, therefore, important that we respect water and treat it with the utmost care, as it gives us life and has no substitute.

- THEMBA KHOZA

South Africa is a water-scarce country in the top thirty of the driest countries in the whole wide world, therefore, it is important to respect and use the little water that we have wisely and sparingly. Water conservation must be a norm in our water-scarce country.

Water conservation is critical at all times, whether in times of abundance, as we currently see overflowing rivers and dams, or during times of need, such as drought. The rainfall we are currently receiving, leading to overflowing dams and raging rivers, is not a licence to be wasteful and use water irresponsibly.

As South Africa is a water-scarce country, there is no time to waste water as every drop counts. As we receive this rain and have abundant water in our water resources, we must always remember that we are heading into the dry winter season in most parts of the country.