Theft of borehole equipment, vandalism and illegal water connections have left taps dry for 10 years. Municipality blames residents.
Theft of borehole equipment, vandalism and illegal water connections have left taps dry… but the municipality blames the residents and they in turn blame the municipality.At an imbizo held at the weekend, tempers flared. Resident and prominent businessman Black Lammatau Letsoalo told officials: “You are here accusing us of vandalism and for illegal connections, but your officials and service providers are equally to blame.
“We have two big dams here, which are currently overflowing. We are appealing to you to put money aside and appoint a reputable company to draw purified water from these dams to the villages. He added: “They will fix water leakages, report illegal connections and ensure all those stealing our borehole equipment face the full might of the law.”
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