Protesting oThongathi residents set jojo tanks alight, blockade roads with rocks over lack of water - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.

  • 📰 SABCNews
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 24 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 13%
  • Publisher: 51%

Business News News

Business Business Latest News,Business Business Headlines

Residents of Hambanathi in oThongathi north of Durban have blockaded roads to the township and have set water tanks alight in a protest over water supply disruptions since the floods in April.

Image: Nonkululeko HlopheResidents of Hambanathi in oThongathi north of Durban haveThey say the eThekwini Municipality does not meet their needs and they go without water for days.

There has been frustration over the water that tankers have been supplying since the devastating floods four months ago.The municipality says the R31 million water plant construction project which started in mid-July will take four months to complete.“As you see, these Jojo tanks have been burnt for one simple reason. They’re just left there. Unattended, not serviced. We very rarely see water in the Jojo’s. So, therefore, the community is saying enough is enough.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 37. in BUSİNESS

Business Business Latest News, Business Business Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

CPI continues on upward trajectory - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.South Africa’s Consumer Price Inflation (CPI) has continued on its upward trajectory. The figures that Statistics South Africa has released show that annual inflation was up 7.8% in July 2022, from 7.4% in June 2022. CPI 'Up to 7.8% from 7.4%' on a month to month its up 1.5%.
Source: SABCNews - 🏆 37. / 51 Read more »