THE GOOD, THE BAD ABOUT CYCLONE DINEO

MBABANE – The bad news of Cyclone Dineo is the destruction of property but the good news is that water woes are finally over for Mbabane residents.

In fact, the recent rains have set Mbabane folk free of the water crisis.
This was confirmed by Swaziland Water Services Corporation (SWSC) Managing Director (MD) Peter Bhembe. Bhembe gave an assurance that there was enough water to last the capital city for the financial year, which ends in April. He said even if the country could experience drastic weather patterns, Hawane Dam would still be able to supply water to Mbabane residents.

The country is still recovering from the drought that hit the entire southern African region last year.
This saw dam levels drastically being reduced and the Hawane Dam, that supplies mainly Mbabane and Ngwenya residents, was reduced to zero per cent (water carrying capacity). SWSC had to stop pumping water for domestic use from the depleted dam and instead used other tributaries of the Mbuluzi River.

Following that, SWSC had to apply a serious water rationing exercise that saw the city being without water for a minimum of four days, subjecting residents to unusual bathing patterns and minimal use of water, among other things.
According to Bhembe, the company has gone back to sourcing water from Hawane Dam.

Initially, Luphohlo Dam had been an alternative option to supply water for the residents.
With the increased dam levels, Bhembe said the Luphohlo Dam project, which was alternatively meant to supply water to the residents during the crisis, had been put on hold.

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