Namibia: Kanaan Residents Cash Off Community Taps

RESIDENTS of the Kanaan informal settlement in Gobabis have accused people responsible for collecting money at water taps on behalf of the council of demanding more than the stipulated 80 cents per litre and pocketing the difference.

The municipality installed taps on selected plots in the settlement last year to solve the water and sewage problems the people were facing. The council asked the owners of these plots to collect the water fee on its behalf but some residents accuse unscrupulous plot owners of demanding more than the stipulated council fee.

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