The provincial Department of Water and Sanitation was also on-site to fulfil its regulatory role, ensuring compliance regarding sanitation services.
The residents’ complaints will also be addressed. “The dignity of our people has been compromised. We have been getting letters from the Human Rights Commission and the Public Protector … Our people have been complaining and they have a genuine reason to complain but the work that we have done, there was a commitment on our side, and that’s why we are excited with the progress that we have made since 2021.”
“We have been promised stands, we are staying in shacks, but there’s been promise after promise, even where I’m staying, the situation is not good. I’m using a pit latrine.”