Editor – Forgive me for being blunt, but I believe we are cursed!
Week-in, week-out and still no rain. Yes, I know the rest of South Africa is also suffering from a drought, but this one seems personal. Maybe it’s because we ignored all the terrible things uThukela did in the past.
Whatever happened to the fake tankers that uThukela paid millions for? Why did no one go to jail?
I think that is the root cause of our problems. uThukela is still unclean and needs to be cleansed in the eyes of the law. Only then will the rains come.
Residents in Roosboom, Steadville and Ezakheni must also stop wasting water by leaving taps on. The water spirits will get angry with them if they waste the water. I am not a religious man, but I believe that, like Job, God is testing Ladysmith to see if we can endure the pain and suffering needed to emerge stronger.
We took water for granted and now He denies us even the joys of rain. Rivers dry up and the land turns to stone. When will it rain? The answer lies in the heart of uThukela, which needs to be cleansed of all the guilty.
