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Communities in the Free State continue to battle to secure basic services. Many towns in the province are experiencing a lack of water supply due to inadequate or ageing infrastructure.

This comes as some municipalities are battling to service and maintain the infrastructure. The situation is also worsened by frequent power cuts.

“We are disturbed by the smell of sewage. And water going through our yards. I’m leaving with young children and I’m struggling with the sewage that runs in the streets. When it rains also water just passed through and it’s been years since we have asked our municipality to help. It’s been years,” a resident explains.

“Even at schools, children don’t have water. Their education is affected because they have to leave the school early because of a lack of water. And we don’t know what the cause of the problem is. There’s no one who can tell us what the cause of the problem with water in our area is. When have complained for years even our houses are leaking when it rains. Sometimes the children fall into sewage water. There are now better services that we are getting here,” another Resident said.

The municipality says they have requested the minister of water and sanitation as well as the provincial government to assist them.

 

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