Water scarcity has been one of the most pressing issues in South Africa lately and in fact back in the in the day when I was still in primary school I remembered reading this quote by former World Bank vice president Ismail Serageldin: “The wars of the twenty-first century will be fought over water”, and in light of recent events with the water shortages in Cape Town this statement may prove to be one of the most profound as we look towards the future. But who would have thought that water, a source we had taken for granted and has previously thought to be abundant could be the very source that could bring modern society to a screeching halt. The city of Cape Town could serve as the first example of what a world without any running water will look like after recording its worst ever annual rainfall for almost 100 years. Currently the city’s water capacity is reported to be around 25% and in response to these level 5 water restrictions have been implemented in an effort to ke...