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Tsoanelo Sefoloko

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The borehole standpipe outside the Philangezwi daycare centre in Fakazi village, from which some of the residents get their water. (Tsoanelo Sefoloko)
BOREHOLE SOLUTIONS ETHEKWINI

eThekwini Ward 105 residents without running water for eight years

Residents say that since the area was shifted to the eThekwini municipality, water availability has worsened

  • Tsoanelo Sefoloko
3 min read
Lindeka Gcogco fetches water to do her laundry from a river in Verulam, Mhlasini, north of Durban. Taps have been dry for eight years. Photos by Tsoanelo Sefoloko
VERULAM MHLASINI

More than 800 households in Verulam without tap water for eight years

The eight municipal water tanks in the area are only filled every fortnight and are emptied within hours

  • Tsoanelo Sefoloko
2 min read
The Namibia Stop 8 Housing Project in Inanda, eThekwini, started in 2019, but to date only this RDP house has been completed. Photo by Tsoanelo Sefoloko
DURBAN RDP HOUSING

R83-million and three years later, only one RDP house has been built in Durban project

Families who were relocated in November 2019 said they were told the project would take 18 months

  • Tsoanelo Sefoloko
3 min read