A resident of the flat complex told The Citizen: 'I would rather stay at work than come home to ama-kaka and the rest of this mess.'
Human waste, damp, peeling paint and filth greet residents of SAPS barracks daily. Picture: Hein Kaiser
The water source: a leaking water pump at the one end of the building and, opposite it, a fountain bubbling up through concrete from likely a burst water pipe.: “I would rather stay at work than come home to ama-kaka and the rest of this mess. There are leaking pipes everywhere, loose-hanging and exposed electricity cables. We rent these flats from the state, but they don’t give a damn about maintaining it.
Conditions are awful and more than anyone should have to tolerate from any landlord. The Pascoe Road accommodation belongs to the department of public works, led by Minister Patricia de Lille, leader of the Good Party. But the sense of urgency is bad.
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