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A report released by the South African government paints a grim picture of the country’s water resources and water infrastructure as well as the overall quality of its drinking water.

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President Cyril Ramaphosa invested enormous political capital over the first three years of his presidency in pushing Expropriation without Compensation (EWC). Inevitably, he ran into difficulty trying to explain away the economic damage this would cause. His response (and that of his government and party) was simply to deny it.

The government has defended its plans to introduce black shareholding requirements for new water use licences, saying it is doing so to correct the racial imbalance created by SA’s apartheid past.

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South Africa is facing a water crisis that has been exacerbated by pollution. Water pollution in South Africa affects the quality of drinking water, causes environmental damage and costs billions of rand each year.

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The rolling blackouts crisis looms large over the lives of South Africans.

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Fresh water cycles from ocean to air to clouds to rivers and back to the oceans. This constant shuttling can give us the illusion of certainty. Fresh water will always come from the tap. Won’t it?