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BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL: The community of Sephokubye fetch water from a swampy area is prone to disease

While they risk their lives walking through thick, potentially dangerous bushes to fetch water, they also risk their health because the water is not suitable for household use.

The area falls under the Greater Letaba municipality and the council is aware of the challenges faced by the community, who have been subjected to a life without water, a basic necessity, for the past seven years.

Of grave concern to them is that the municipality had dug holes with the intention of installing water pipes in the village.

But seven years down the line nothing has been done. The holes, in which children play, pose a serious danger to them during rainy days because there is a possibility of their drowning when the holes are filled with water.

Community leader Manjaro Senyolo said a project was initiated in 2005 when the pipes were installed in the village but were discovered to have been broken, apparently during the installation process.

Last year, after further complaints from the community, the broken pipes were removed and new ones installed, but the community is still without clean drinking water.

Emily Moila, a concerned resident, said they also feared being raped while walking through the bush to fetch water.

Approached for comment yesterday, Mopani district municipal manager Timothy Maake said his office had not been informed about the problem but promised to investigate the matter and attend to it.

"I will check with our officials operating in that area to find out what the problem could be and attend to it," Maake said.

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Wed May 22 06:01:19 SAST 2013 ::

Jan 18, 2012

Reyataz

And this is the same province where Malema the multi-millionaire tenderpreneur comes from, right?
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Jan 18, 2012

PleaseGetReal

And who will they vote for in the next election?
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Jan 18, 2012

1tsotsi

reyataz
And this is the same province where Malema the multi-millionaire tenderpreneur comes from, right?
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Where does Malema fit into this? Is Malean working for the municipality or the government? its not yet 8h15 dont come with your BS.
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Jan 18, 2012

readers

Shame Limpopo is runned by people who are benefiting their Cde's as i'm from Limpopo water and roads is abig problem in that province no wonder why the national govervent place them under administration.
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Jan 18, 2012

maneater

well wait until the next elections. mr Zuma will come personaly to you and if you luck he will ensure that the things get sorted out, before that you might as well forget.
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Jan 18, 2012

Kuch

"Vote for change...Vote ANC"......
Bull sh!t.........

I hate this gov of ours...it makes the poor mo poor...the rich more rich
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Jan 18, 2012

dubai

Mara kanti bo Joshua mereko wa bona ke eng? Sis le marama.
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Jan 18, 2012

SAVANTE

"But seven years down the line nothing has been done."

7 years of drought followed by 7 yrs of empty promises by Malema and Mathale
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Jan 18, 2012

sekhebereshe

mybe the kings of limpopo castle and julius have a better explanation for this.
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Jan 18, 2012

pretty7wink

Julias has no shame,, hw coul he spend so much money on himself and forget the people who made him who he is today.
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