In war time, enemy forces intuitively target civilian infrastructure as a means of demoralising the general public.
Water reticulation systems are the number one target and so bombers or insurgents will do their best to destroy pipes that carry water into the homes of civilians.
In war time, enemy forces intuitively target civilian infrastructure as a means of demoralising the general public.
Water reticulation systems are the number one target and so bombers or insurgents will do their best to destroy pipes that carry water into the homes of civilians.
For this reason, it is quite common – during a war to be without water. Sometimes when it is not possible to destroy the water pipes, secret agents will poison the reservoirs.
It also often happens in modern warfare, that enemy bombers target power lines to dishearten the local populace even further by leaving them in the dark.
One of the most terrifying elements of war is the frightening noise made by the constant bombardment of heavy artillery. The loud thudding noise can scare children or wake them up from their sleep.
Animals are petrified by the shocking sounds of machine gun fire and mortar bombs hitting the ground. Can you imagine what it is like living in a war zone?
Without electricity, you sit in the dark, you are parched because the water has been cut yet again, and you listen to heavy gunfire blasting away through the night.
If this sounds like Grahamstown, you’re right it is. Over the past few weeks, water cuts have made life miserable for everyone in town. Sometimes there is water and sometimes there isn’t.
Sometimes the water contains E.coli bacteria and sometimes heavy metals, nobody is quite sure. The power failure on Wednesday evening did not affect the whole town, but many suburbs were left without water and without electricity for quite a long time.
This week in particular, the military forces on the hill decided to conduct training sessions for Armageddon while children tried to sleep.
They did not have the forethought to go and play with their guns far away from town, nor did they have the courtesy to inform residents of Grahamstown that they were going to disturb the peace.
Instead of blowing up the place, why did the army not use its considerable resources to fix the water pumps or repair the electricity network?
