In November, desperation for water starts to peak. Chivero and other sources are at their lowest ebb, the rains haven’t set in, and taps and wells and boreholes choke on dust. Everyone is searching the skies for rain clouds, and many residents also begin to search underground as well. At around $50 per metre to drill a borehole before factoring in the cost of a pump, tank, piping and electrical, groundwater is a commodity available at luxury prices that very few…