From a friend in Germany. Cannot verify the authenticity of the article
Hello City of Cape Town,
Could you please inform us what you are doing with the R2,6 Billion which was donated by the German Development Bank to the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town for developing sustainable water solutions. As you can see the water crisis news is spread across our papers in Germany as our government has made it aware 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 European Government news feed, a further R2 Billion was also given by France to the Western Cape Government for 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 penalizing the "weathly" home owner and all informal settlements are exempt from restrictions and additional fees. Surely you should be educating the community with regards 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 penalizing the informal settlements for abuse of water, the government is politically positioning itself in a favorable position for the upcoming 2018 elections. Your government is abusing the "non-informed" and naive citizen to win a favorable position and a majority vote. A very politically backhanded approach - similar to the Hitler regime in Germany many years ago!
Please see attached the article which appeared in our German newspaper on Tuesday 02. January 2018.
"It has hit our newspapers today in Germany (Front Page) that Cape Town is almost without water. According to the article all wealthy home owners are required to pay an additional fee and restrict their water usage to 87 liters per day. Informal settlements may however continue to use water as required without additional tax. Surely Cape Town citizens should be "pulling together" to reduce water consumption and not just the wealthy citizen. Furthermore the German Development Bank has provided R2,6 billion to the Western Cape Government in assisting in the water crisis and developing sustainable water solutions."
Hello City of Cape Town,
Could you please inform us what you are doing with the R2,6 Billion which was donated by the German Development Bank to the Western Cape Government and City of Cape Town for developing sustainable water solutions. As you can see the water crisis news is spread across our papers in Germany as our government has made it aware 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 European Government news feed, a further R2 Billion was also given by France to the Western Cape Government for 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 penalizing the "weathly" home owner and all informal settlements are exempt from restrictions and additional fees. Surely you should be educating the community with regards 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 penalizing the informal settlements for abuse of water, the government is politically positioning itself in a favorable position for the upcoming 2018 elections. Your government is abusing the "non-informed" and naive citizen to win a favorable position and a majority vote. A very politically backhanded approach - similar to the Hitler regime in Germany many years ago!
Please see attached the article which appeared in our German newspaper on Tuesday 02. January 2018.
"It has hit our newspapers today in Germany (Front Page) that Cape Town is almost without water. According to the article all wealthy home owners are required to pay an additional fee and restrict their water usage to 87 liters per day. Informal settlements may however continue to use water as required without additional tax. Surely Cape Town citizens should be "pulling together" to reduce water consumption and not just the wealthy citizen. Furthermore the German Development Bank has provided R2,6 billion to the Western Cape Government in assisting in the water crisis and developing sustainable water solutions."
