South Africa: Municipality Fails to Explain Why Taps Have Run Dry

Mooiplaas residents forced to fetch water from a river and neighbouring settlements

Residents from Makhazi Village in Mooiplaas, outside East London, say their taps ran dry four months ago. They said there hasn't been any proper explanation from their ward councillor or from the Amathole District Municipality. They don't know when the situation will be fixed.

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