
No water for rural poor in a time of pandemic
Covid-19 and the lockdown has exacerbated poverty and inequalities in the rural areas of South Africa.
Covid-19 and the lockdown has exacerbated poverty and inequalities in the rural areas of South Africa.
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.
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