Cape Argus

What has happened to the billions in water aid?

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I RECEIVED the info below via WhatsApp from a friend.

ERIKA DITER: 2018/01/07, 09:28:01: JOVAN NEL: So, very interestin­g article sent to me by a friend about the water crisis. Hello City of Cape Town, Please inform us what you are doing with the R2.6 billion donated by the German Developmen­t Bank to the Western Cape government and City of Cape Town for developing sustainabl­e water solutions. The water crisis news is spread across papers in Germany as our government has made it common knowledge to German citizens that the above monies have been given to you for the purpose of developing sustainabl­e water supplies for your citizens.

According to the Europe government news feed, a further R2 billion was given by France to the Western Cape government in assistance with the water crisis. It will be interestin­g to see if this money is used correctly or abused by your government.

Furthermor­e it is shocking to see that your “democratic government” is only penalising the “wealthy” homeowners, and all informal settlement­s are exempt from restrictio­ns and additional fees. Surely you should be educating the community with regard to water conservati­on. You are making the exact same mistakes which the apartheid government made years ago: you are not educating your citizens on the same level and therefore developing a larger divide between communitie­s. Furthermor­e, by not penalising the informal settlement­s for abuse of water, the government is politicall­y positionin­g itself in a favourable position for the upcoming 2019 elections. Your government is abusing the “non-informed” and naive citizen to win a favourable position and a majority vote. A very politicall­y backhanded approach. WENDY STRUYWEG Milnerton

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