Kevin Winter: 'With hindsight, there is no doubt the restrictions should have been implemented earlier. October 2016 should have been the first warning sign.' He's being too diplomatic forgiving the city's incompetence and lack of foresight. Since December/January many people, incl Winter, said restrictions were inadequate, and ought to have been enforced on all consumers, not mainly households. He himself said they were 'too little too late'. So what 'hindsight'?

When Cosatu's Tony Ehrenreich recently issued statements criticising the city's and mayor's handling of the crisis, loyal DA supporters attacked the messenger, politicising the matter as the city has done. Very strict restrictions across the board - not once again, only on gardens - will not bring rains but would've bought us more time until hopefully sufficient rains come, and early. The city should be investigated for probably misleading residents and their handling of the crisis.