The findings were shocking. The three dams are dry. The southern part of the country is where a majority of the population is concentrated, and where the nation's capital city is located. This is where investors from other countries are staying to drive the economic wheels of this country and create the much-needed jobs. The pictures from our dams say it all, there is no water and therefore everyone of us should take part in preserving the little that there is. From pupils in Standard One, to a chief executive officer (CEO) at some parastatal, we should all use water sparingly.
However, it is still our view that it was a wrong move by government to place such a huge burden of water supply and distribution in the hands of a parastatal organisation. We all know that executive directors at these parastatals are more inclined to see profit rather than improve service delivery to the people. When WUC took over from the department of Water Affairs, it shutdown boreholes that had provided water for many communities for many years.Their reasoning was some of them were too expensive to operate. The underground boreholes near Ramotswa that were shut down on the ground that the water was contaminated by pit-latrines are a case in point. In the process of keeping their eyes on profits, WUC also ignored the calls for concerted efforts to clean sewerage water for recycling and use for domestic or even commercial use. For instance, recycled water could be used by construction, cleaning companies and others. In addition, there are many places in this country where you dig for just three metros to get to the water table. Why can't the WUC, or government take advantage of these and open up boreholes for livestock, construction, and others?
