Residents of Lesseyton village in Komani in the Eastern Cape, where Enoch Mgijima municipality built a shoddy ‘stadium’ for R15-million, have to travel three kilometres to get water from a nearby river or hire a bakkie to collect water at a cost of ...
The stadium that isn’t: An Eastern Cape village’s R15m ‘sport facility’ in a rural community that has no waterThe stadium that isn’t: An Eastern Cape village’s R15m ‘sport facility’ in a rural community that has no water by Tembile Sgqolana, Daily Maverick October 7, 2021 The bumpy, dusty roads with low lying bridges are a nightmare to drive on, especially on rainy days. Opposite the community hall is the R15-million Lesseyton Stadium, images of which were shared across social media this week.
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