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Marikana residents (from left) Bonginkosi Mahlaba and his nieces, Mpilonhle Zitha and Ntoyenhle Mahlaba, push wheelbarrows to fetch water at Matshotshombeni section of the township, a kilometre away from the Marikana section where they live. (Photos: Bongane Motaung)
BIGGARSBERG WATER TREATMENT WORKS

Sewage flows in streets as KZN township faces water crisis

For six months, Sithembile township in Glencoe has been struggling with water shortages

  • Bongane Motaung
2 min read
Residents of Hammanskraal have to rely on infrequent tankers to supply them with clean drinking water. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy
EDITORIAL

No platitudes, please: Municipalities, politicians must be brutally honest about the water crisis

Citizens don’t need language that flirts around the issue. We need clear concise communications regarding the water crisis

  • Editorial
3 min read