There have been a flurry of reports after the recent heavy rains. Some say that lakes are overflowing. Others say that water cuts will continue and that there is not enough water in catchment areas. So many compare rains of last year during the same time period. All this can be extremely confusing and is like a pendulum, swinging one way and back.

What is important though is that while we may be wondering what to make of these, we must have one consistent aim: to save water. Let all these reports of overflowing lakes not lull us into complacency about there being surplus water. Saving water should, in fact, be part of our mental make-up now, never mind the rains, or lack of them, or the excess or whatever.