
Eastern Cape Centane villagers go to court to try get clean water
Three weeks since the court hearing on water provision to Centane, there is still no clean water in their taps.
Three weeks since the court hearing on water provision to Centane, there is still no clean water in their taps.
Villagers in Amathole District Municipality continue without water for months on end despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Villagers in Ngqushwa in the Eastern Cape say they have marched and sent petitions to authorities but little relief has been provided to their shortage of water.
“Now we like animals because we do not know where we belong. How can we live like foreigners in our country? We do not have a councillor here because of this situation. Service delivery is very bad here”
Residents of Ducats near East London in the Eastern Cape spent many years living in the shacks. In 2003, they were very happy when they were told that a construction company had been hired to build RDP houses for them. 625 Houses were supposed to be built in this township. But the houses for 64 families did not materialise. 42 houses were left unfinished and 22 houses have never been built at all.