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Enough is enough! AfriForum starts legal proceedings amid mounting frustration over continuous water shortages
By Linda van der Westhuizen
The continuous lack of water in Makhado (Louis Trichardt) has residents fuming. The general consensus is that enough is enough. For more than a week now, many residents have not received a drop of water and even when water was available, it was so muddy that it could hardly be used. Due to the pressure from a community whose patience has been sorely stretched, the local AfriForum branch took a decision last Friday during and emergency
When there is no potable water in the taps in Makhado (Louis Trichardt), potholes seem to gain a whole new dimension.This resident of Jasmyn Street was seen desperately tapping the water resources in the potholes in Tshirululuni Street this week. “During the entire month there were, in all, about four hours during which there was some water in our taps,” said Mr Tienie Viljoen.
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meeting to start with legal proceedings against the Vhembe and Makhado municipalities for contempt of court. This was confirmed by Mr Werner Human, AfriForum’s attorney. “It is, however, premature to say whether we shall go to court. We are awaiting instructions from AfriForum Head Office,” Human said per email on Monday. The Northern Gauteng High Court had already ordered the municipalities in October last year to supply water to the residents. “We cannot continue with the constant delays, missed deadlines and excuses,” said Mr Wally Schultz, local chairman of AfriForum. In the meantime, bathing in a plastic basin or saving the evening’s bath water for flushing the toilet or washing floors the next day has become somewhat of a way of life for Ms Pat Menne of Extension 7, even though she eventually acquired a water tank, which gets filled up by the water tankers. On Tuesday, however, no water tanker had a drop of water available for suffering residents. Upon questioning one of the drivers of these tankers, the Zoutpansberger was informed that they had only received one “load of water” that day and that there was nothing left. Reports were also received that some residents are allegedly resorting to stealing water from other residents’ water tanks. Ms Marietjie van Zyl, living in the new extension, told the Zoutpansberger that someone must have emptied their water tank. “We had water in our tank on Sunday and Monday morning. By early Monday afternoon there was no water left in our tank and there was no one at home to use water,” Van Zyl said and added that the lack of water was driving her up the wall. “I really feel like moving away from this town.
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I want water. I want to bath my 18-month-old son. There is a lot of washing with a baby, and to do all our washing at a Laundromat is costing us R250 every time we go; we need to wash at least three times per week,” Van Zyl said. Mr Zwanga Madia of Kock Street said that they could not afford to buy a water tank, since they had to pay the municipality every month for water that they did not get. “We have to ask other people for water, and it is not fair to them. The municipality are the ones who should deliver the services,” Madia said. (Contd on P2)
Mr Zwanga Madia has been without water for days on end. “We have to ask other people for water and it is not fair to them. The municipality are the ones who should offer the services,” Madia said.
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