Johannesburg - The harrowing consequences of an entire municipality without a single fire truck are highlighted by the pain etched on the face of a Mpumalanga mother who tragically lost three children in a horrible blaze. Lerato Tsotetsi’s home was one of about 20 to have been razed to the ground in Lekwa Local Municipality since July when LLM’s 34-year-old fire engine, which was the only one left, to service more than 115000 residents, finally caved in from years of wear and tear.
Tsotetsi was not able to bury her children, aged 11, 8 and 5, in October as she gave birth to her fourth child a day before the funeral. The Star has seen invoices showing that LLM paid R573275 to Gauteng-based Merafong Holdings in December to rent two fire trucks for three-to-four months’ use, when newly procured engines were expected to be delivered.
This was after the municipality was hauled before Parliament’s Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs portfolio committee in December to explain a slew of mismanagement issues, including the lack of fire-fighting resources.
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