Editorial: Our water woes are a collective burden

South Africa is a semi-arid country and it feels like it's getting drier by the day. In recent months, we have read reports of erratic water supplies in northern KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State hammering tourism revenues, of threats to agricultural jobs and of rising food prices. Farmers are becoming more indebted to banks, as they slaughter animals they can't feed and watch their crops fail.