South Africa: KZN Town Without Water for Three Years

15 January 2018

Communal taps in Willowfontein south-west of Pietermaritzburg, have been dry for three years. Residents are dependent on tankers that deliver water once a week. Some people use dirty water from the Zikizi River. Some have dug boreholes to supply their homes.

The locations affected are kwaPhupha, Tomu, Right, Estobhini Esikhulu, Khuzwayo, Ezakheni, Bulwer, Soweto, and Manyinyisa. The area, which is also known as also known as Wilgefontein and Willowfountain, has a population of over 11,000 people in the 2011 census.

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