'One working tap' for 2,000 households as lockdown looms

Though the large community has eight taps —too few even if they are all working — only one is said to be functional, meaning residents have to queue, sometimes for hours, to fill their water bottles and buckets.

Standing with her hand on her hip, she said she does not know how the community will be able to function during the l ockdown. Nomakanjani community leader Vuyani Lloyd said he was extremely concerned about the possibility of Covid-19 hitting the metro and infecting the settlement’s residents.“At some of those taps, water is only trickling out and more pressure is needed.

“As people living in informal settlements it’s going to be very difficult for us because we want to comply and follow what government is saying, but we have children and it’s very hot in those shacks.On Monday night, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that SA wouldHe said the national command team on the coronavirus determined this was a necessary step to contain the spread of the global pandemic.Globally, more than 450,00 people were infected by Wednesday with more than 20,000 deaths.

Wow, crazy. If you read the article though...... 5 toilets for 4000 people! The ANC was going mad about toilets in the Western Cape, I think these people should do the same as was done in Cape Town, go dump some faeces in the ANC offices. titfortat

Too bad

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