Wed May 22 13:26:59 SAST 2013

'Filthy' water nightmare

May 31, 2012 | Ntwaagae Seleka Free State Correspondent | 37 comments

RESIDENTS of Botshabelo in Free State are risking their lives daily to access water after their taps ran dry two weeks ago.

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Wed May 22 13:27:00 SAST 2013 ::
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May 31, 2012

somaartakeit

'Filthy' water nightmare
RESIDENTS of Botshabelo in Free State
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Viva Ace Magushule and team show dem the poor that they don't matter they only matter as vote fodders, btw was it 100mil spent on anc party in January this in Free State? whilst the poor drink dirty water? you go anc put these peasants in their place,
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May 31, 2012

TheMrs01

And yet money is wasted on parties,, i am one angry south african citizen...
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May 31, 2012

Ganyane2

Beta lyf 4 all, Zuma in power Viva

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May 31, 2012

somaartakeit

the anc's election slogan should be, we will give you dirty water for your votes, at least the people can appreciate the truth, cause that is what it boils down to.
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May 31, 2012

lebloza

Yes I agree with you TheMrs01.

Can you imagen as we speek now since monday Polokwane International Airport not having water.

What kind of leadership we have?

I thingk some of Premier's they have to step down, like our comrade Cassel he must just go
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May 31, 2012

Pitseng

@ All

Are shocked that this happens to them i really sorry for them but this doesnot happen because you are in Free State. This is how SA operates and you just need to get used to it. For you is better because you have tasted tap water for the past three week or so, there are people in Eastern Cape, Limpopo who never had that opportunity to taste tap water, there worste part is that even in hospitals

@ Sowetan

Kindly guys give yourself time and go to Eastern Cape in the area called Mouth Fletcher and see how people are living there, areas to visit, Tsekong, Kgalatsu, Pitseng, Moroka and see for yourself & hospital check where do they get water from.
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May 31, 2012

Pitseng

At least people are without water while others chow 1 million in two months, thats SA
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May 31, 2012

BaleliM

Am sure the millions for the food and entertainment can go a long way to alleviate the current situation in this community.
But then again, the govt does not care until you have to cast the vote and unfortunately many will endorse them right back to do more damage.
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May 31, 2012

Stupidist

Viva ANC!!!!!!!
GR8 Job !!!!!!People are getting what they voted for Viva ANC all the way to a bankrupt country ....

Implement the Toll roads raise Taxes .....We wait until the people of this country gets fed up with this nonsense.....

Even when a blind man gets led my a blind man , he will get weary if he does not reach his destination...
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May 31, 2012

Printa

People have grown lazy and useless all of a sudden. Get to the spring fountant where the stream begins. Secure the place allowing some water out for animals and dring the clean one from the ground.


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May 31, 2012

somaartakeit

@Pitseng, uwrong straight, how can you say we must get used to this? was it not the regime which promised a 'clean water' amongst many of its election promises? come on dude now
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May 31, 2012

ntiki

Goverment is busy with the spear.F**k
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May 31, 2012

nickster2

South Africa under ANC.
The Land of many outrages !
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May 31, 2012

WordofGod

greatest service ever provided. well done....
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May 31, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

day in day out you read about millions wasted whilst on the other hand people dont have basic services.............

My body and psyche have become numb............. Sometimes I dont know whether to cry or laugh......... cry for those in dire straits or laugh at how gullible we are/have been to still believe in a "BETTER LIFE OF ALL" whereas it is all about ZEE....
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May 31, 2012

BinoBanga

Perfect!!! That is exactly what people voted for and here are the consequences!! When a child do not want ot listen he or she pays or suffer the consequences!!! You dont have ears people!!! You dont want to learn and I find it hard to understand why you are so into ANC whilist your standard of living is detoriarating!! Wake up people-we are heading for Zimbabwe here!!! Let us wake up!!! People are looting Government's funds and sponsor their children to go and study and live in foreing and better countries whilist we, the same people who vote for them are living life far worse than that lived in a pigsty!!!! Wake up people wake up!!!
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May 31, 2012

rasefatee

And Manyi big mouth says get used to poor service delivery moooer and you keep on voting for the same anc so what they must just get used to it not me
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May 31, 2012

BinoBanga

Come Guerilla!! Hui!!! Nyamazani!!! Hui hui!!! We are heading for Zimbabwe!! Hui!! Nyamazane!!! Hui hui!!! People will vote for us !!! Hui!!! Nyamazane!! Hui hui!!!! And we make it a point that they suffer!!! Hui hui!!! Nyamazane!!! We see to it that this country end up being a pigsty!!! Hui!!! Nyamazane!!! Hui hui!!! We loot the Government money!!! Hui!!! Until it runs dry!!! Hui hui!!! We dont care about them!!! Hui!! Hui hui!!!
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May 31, 2012

BinoBanga

Africans Never Compain!!!!!
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May 31, 2012

somaartakeit

@BinoBanga -ROTFLOL
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May 31, 2012

MsKinkyakaKamaSutra

@BinoBanga
LOL........ that is how they see us........ singing all the way to bank with public funds
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May 31, 2012

cutedogg

Viva anc Viva......Beta lyf for all.
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May 31, 2012

Pitseng

somaartakeit - that the way you see it that i am wrong when i say we must get used to it, people has voted for this gov because of better service delivery so now they are getting what they voted for. You can not plant a maize then you expect to harvest bean you will get what you planted. It is a pity that someone has lied to these poor people about what they will do for them. I feel for them but what else we have to say or do because we SA people will not march for this we will march for something else and take people to court.
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May 31, 2012

Lehido

I bet Ace Magashule has water at his house
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May 31, 2012

lusifa

Di-poloticians kaofela ke disatane,they only look their pockets,including this corrupt ANC
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May 31, 2012

lusifa

I would like to agree with you,Lehido.Ace moleko wa di laas,he...

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May 31, 2012

Tabza325is

Talk about wells my grand mother lives in Vanstadenrus couple of kilometres from Botshabelo, my grand mother and other elderly people from her area drink water from wells, they have tap water but people there still prefare the naturally clean well water which absorbs minerals from the ground.
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May 31, 2012

Dandan

@Pitseng
the people of the eastern cape according to my research I received is, the govt gives them money but they steal it , they are given money to build schools,hospitals ,clinics , they dont want contractors from outside the province to work , they want to do it themselves in order to steal the money. My firend if I can tell you the only province we can talk about is Kwa Zulu Natal the only Prov run by the Dr by profession the rest Mathale Ratanang Prov,ECape ,MamparaLanaga etc all the same

@lusifa; cutedogg; rasefatee; Stupidist; Ganyane2

try to calm down water shortage has nothing to do with politicians, few weeks ago thre was no water in Sandton , unless you tell us to drink politicians urine. at some stage all you expose yourself what is your level of education and how poor are you. the fact is the budget raised by govt cannt fix all the problems let by apartheid in one day. someone will tell me about stolen money
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May 31, 2012

papamasentlelebonolo

The very same ppl who are suffering are gonna vote the ANC into power again ppl wake up its time for change we can't have human being living like this in 2012

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May 31, 2012

Moletjie000000

1.5m ws spnt on an elephnt, 2m ws spnt within 2 months..... while pple r without water children attendin under da tree eix Mzansi wats hapening????????????
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May 31, 2012

Dandan

@papamasentlelebonolo
you go and lie to your less educated mom with us we wont listen to you, no political party can fix all the problems in one day, sorry
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May 31, 2012

ntshware-ke-yawa

Eish our govt,phela Botshabelo is not too far from Lesotho and the sorroundings,why don't the govt connect water pipes there to relieve these poor people of Botshabelo from this burden.
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May 31, 2012

nomsa4

shapang toyi toyi and evrything will go well
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May 31, 2012

rasefatee

Organise and burrn down the municipal manager office what are you waiting for manna from heaven?
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May 31, 2012

mafungwashe

the administration of this country is a disgrace,total disregard of what Mandela and other good south africans have fought for:councillors,mayors,primiers,politicians at different levels just concerned about filling their pockets with public funds,in anyway they can access them.AM ALSO ANGY!
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May 31, 2012

somaartakeit

@dandan please be specific and clearly state that its the anc gov officials in the EC who are chowing the money not the ordinary pips, but the ordinary pips deserve anc thieving gov officials cause they vote for them in majority, I am just angry that I also get taken in for a ride alongside these brainless ppl
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Jun 1, 2012

mambaaai

@dandan
politicians and government are responsible for long term planning and long term fund allocation.... this should NEVER have surfaced if they were doing their job properly....never
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