One private company that's well placed to assist affected municipalities and industries is LWI. Based in Polokwane, Limpopo Province, the company has exported its considerable experience and expertise throughout the continent.

Right now, on the water supply front, things are looking better than they have done for years. Country-wide, our reservoirs are near full to overflowing. The abundant rains that have fallen over recent weeks have relegated water rationing to a distant memory. However, as good as things might be, there's little room for complacency.