Residents of the towns and villages falling under the Ugu district municipality have been fighting for a secure water supply for years
Visitors packed up and left after finding no water in towns along the coast as businesses battle
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The Ugu district municipality has, for years, failed to provide a constant source of clean water and parties are pitching their elections campaigns around the crisis
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Municipalities have failed to maintain their existing infrastructure for providing residents with water
The Ugu district municipality has increased its water and sanitation tariffs by 8%, but it does not supply residents with water
Monday. It’s the start of the working week, but I’m already exhausted, worn out. I haven’t had much of a weekend, with jobs on Friday and Saturday, so there’s been no real opportunity to catch my breath after the previous week’s news cycle. It’s amazing how quickly I got used to having a weekend after […]