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Sewage spills, water leaks, and a lack of water have made life a living nightmare

Residents in some municipalities including Dikgatlong, Sol Plaatje and Magareng among others are outraged,One concerned resident says, “They must come and fix the manhole because when it’s summer you can’t take the smell you can’t even open the doors and windows because the smell is not nice too. So, we just want the municipal to come and fix this place that’s all we want as the community.”

“It’s very dangerous, the water gets into our own yards and our walls are falling. We need help,” expresses one resident.Political parties’In May, the DA in the Northern Cape opened a case of contravening the National Water Act against the Renosterberg local municipality’s Mayor and Municipal Manager.DA leader in the Northern Cape, Harold McGluwa says, “They are actually allowing that raw sewage flows into the fund the two of them.

The Human Rights Commission was also roped in to investigate the sewage challenges in the province. It said these problems were a violation of human rights.

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