South Africa: No Water, No Tarred Roads, No Clinic, No Schools - the Forgotten Community of Egoqweni

Residents haven't seen their ward councillor since 2014

Residents of eGoqweni in KwaZulu-Natal have no potable water, no tarred roads no school. As ambulances and taxis will only use the tarred road, residents are fetched far from their homes. They have to fetch water from the nearest river, which they share with goats and cows. The children have to walk to schools in Edendale location eight kilometres away and the nearest clinic is a six-kilometre walk to Snathing.

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