In the middle of a drought, small scale subsistence farmers on the outskirts of Paballelo in the Northern Cape are facing a bill of R1.3 million for water.
Nombulelo Mhlaba, senior manager for billing and revenue at the //Khara Hais (Upington) municipality, says, "You can't hold one person accountable; it is a group of people."
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