Mothotlung
latest news & developments
Klipgat residents left high and dry
Flushing toilets were installed in backyards in the North West, but they can’t be used because the sewage has nowhere to go
Madibeng has a ‘blatant disregard for the law’
The local municipality irregularly spent at least R443.8-million according to the auditor general’s latest report
Troubled Madibeng placed under administration
Madibeng local municipality – which, according to Premier Thandi Modise, is dysfunctional – has been place under provincial administration.
Sebokeng quiet, Majakaneng protests continue
After a protester was shot dead in Sebokeng during violent protests, demonstrations continued in Majakaneng, with residents burning a truck.
Mthethwa: Wrong ammo used during Mothotlung protests
Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa says cops fired banned shotgun rounds during a service delivery protest that left four dead in Mothotlung.
New water pipe in Madibeng, says department
The department of water affairs says a new pip has been installed in Madibeng to address the water shortage in the area.
Madibeng municipality’s inaction ‘cost lives’
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: There will be another uprising
The Workers International Vanguard Party has warned of more protests if water and electricity – already paid for – is not restored in Madibeng.
Madibeng mayor resigns after Mothotlung mess
Madibeng mayor Poppy Magongoa and two members of her council have resigned, following a call from the ANC to implement disciplinary actions.
Fourth Mothotlung casualty ‘shot with his hands up’
Enock Seimela, killed during a water shortage protest in Mothotlung, was shot with his hands up after trying to help another victim, say his friends.
Mothotlung: Fourth person dead after protests
Following violent clashes over a water shortage in Mothotlung, another person has died after reportedly being shot in the head with live ammunition.
Agang SA: No water in Madibeng’s Jericho since 2013
Following protests over a water shortage in Mothotlung, Agang SA says Jericho is the second community in the North West to be without water.
Water restored to most parts of Mothotlung
Following protests in Mothotlung, water has been restored to most parts of the area, says the North West premier’s office.
Mothotlung Three: Involuntary martyrs
The three young men who died in Mothotlung during protests for access to water have left a community in mourning.
Mothotlung: Council wary of appointing water technician
The Madibeng municipality seems reluctant to appoint a permanent water technicican, despite the area having pump problems since August.