Hats off to Imtiaz Sooliman and the good people of Gift of the Givers for the support they are offering during Cape Town’s water crisis.
The disaster relief organisation has set up water drop-off points in six provinces where people can donate bottles of water for delivery in the Western Cape.
The water will be sent to homes for the aged, children and disabled.
Isn’t that a fantastic gesture?
Apparently they’re also installing boreholes around the city, and collecting hand sanitiser and wet wipes.
To support their Operation Cape Town Water Crisis, contact Emily Thomas on 083 652 0315, or email [email protected].
Not everyone has been sympathetic in the Mother City’s time of need, however.
In fact, some jackasses in Gauteng and other provinces have been making gat of our plight.
There are numerous memes and videos being circulated on social media.
Munier saw one clip this week of a guy, standing in his kitchen holding a glass of water.
He chirps “Hey, Cape Town...” as he pours the water down the sink.
Classy, ne?
Then they expect five-star hospitality when they come here on holiday over the festive season.
There are also pictures of rural people carrying kanne of water on their heads, with captions saying, “We’ve had Day Zero all our lives”.
What exactly is the point of these messages? That the haves can experience the living conditions of have-nots?
Why crow about the fact that now more people are experiencing hardship in South Africa?
TURN IT OFF!: Helen Zille should focus on the real issue
Why not work towards running water for all and then rejoice when we all have access?
Munier chooses not to engage with these mense.
A nice Afrikaans expression comes to mind: “Meng jou met die semels, dan vreet die varke jou op.”
It’s a proverb Helen Zille would do well to learn.
Our colonialism-obsessed Premier was up to no good on Twitter, and made headlines again.
Reacting to one of the above social media trolls, she just couldn’t help herself, and tweeted: “It must be a relief that you weren’t burdened by the legacy of a colonial water piping system.”
Why, Helen, why?
Just seven months ago, she was forced to apologise for a similar tweet, which led to her being booted from the DA’s leadership.
But do you think she’d learn her lesson? No.
Now, Munier is not going to get into a historical debate about the ancient Greeks and Romans being the architects of the first underground piped water systems (and that neither had colonised South Africa).
That’s not the point. The point is that the majority of people in this country harbour a lot of hurt and anger at colonialism, let alone the praise thereof.
Zille knows the impact of her public tweets, yet she continues to divide South Africans along pro-and anti-colonial lines.
She must also be aware that amid the Cape’s worst natural disaster, now is not the time to create divisions.
With only 74 days to Day Zero, now is the time to unite everyone behind the #DefeatDayZero campaign.
The Province needs to build a good working relationship with national government, the City, and all Capetonians.
That’s what a good leader would do.
So Munier’s advice to the Premier: turn Twitter off, ignore the trolls, and focus all your time and energy on this disaster. Please.