While some are still lucky to be getting water even though it's dirty and poses a health risk, a large section of the area has had no water for more than a month. Read more here 👇
was greeted with faces of anguish and fatigue from residents who have been forced to carry or push heavy buckets of water on wheelbarrows for long distances.
He said residents have not been getting any clear communication from the Metsimaholo Local Municipality about really has led to the water crisis they are facing.Refengkgotso Section resident Jabu Dladla on his way to collect water at one the communal taps in Deneysville on 3 May 2023. He’s had no water at his house for the past eight weeks. Picture: Nigel SibandaALSO READ:Thembi Radebe says walking long distances to fetch water has become the new normal for her and other residents.
“I don’t want to be seen to be torturing my children who, when they come back from school, still need to sit down and do their homework. The Refengkgotso area is about six kilometres away from the Vaal Dam, which in the recent summer rainfall was overflowing, prompting the authorities to open a number of its sluice gates.Businesses in the area have also been adversely affected by the water woes.
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