The implementation of a ministerial report from a year ago could have saved lives in Mothotlung by averting the fatal protests over water delivery.

Madibeng mayor Poppy Magongoa and two members of her council have resigned, following a call from the ANC to implement disciplinary actions.

The three young men who died in Mothotlung during protests for access to water have left a community in mourning.

The Madibeng municipality seems reluctant to appoint a permanent water technicican, despite the area having pump problems since August.