If you had been paying attention during Mineral & Energy Affairs Minister Buyelwa Sonjica's "handy hints" presentation to Parliament last week, you will remember that one of her handiest hints was that you should shower instead of having a bath, proving once again that Jacob Zuma knew what he was talking about.
But if you are doing your patriotic duty by having a freezing cold shower because the geyser has been switched off, how do you know that your neighbour isn't luxuriating in a warm and soapy bath, filled right to the brim? That's where you come in.
As part of its campaign to save electricity and the jobs of its senior executives, Eskom has urged South Africans to report suspected abuse of our most precious natural resource.
With power rationing about to be introduced soon, the electricity utility will be sending inspectors around to our homes, to check that we aren't exceeding our daily quota.
So make sure that your neighbours aren't boiling the kettle, watching TV, running the dishwasher or logging onto the Internet, especially if they are in the habit of doing these things while having a bath.
