Sub-standard contractor work has left a town without water for nearly a week, impacting schools and businesses severely.
Sub-standard work by a contractor has left a town without water for nearly a week, forcing a high school and several businesses to close and workers at a local power plant threatening a boycott.
Apart from Grade 12s, he asked parents of other pupils not to bring their children to school due to the water shortage.‘Action must be taken’: MPs warned that 8 million South Africans could soon be without waterThe business fraternity also joined community members, who called on the municipality to restore the water supply without delay.A dentist, Petro Buhrmann said she couldn’t work without water.
“The municipality dispatched water tankers and appointed a new contractor yesterday, who is trying desperately to restore the water flow.
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