South Africa: 450 Families, One Water Tap in Cape Town Informal Settlement

More than 400 families share a single working water tap in Nyakathisa informal settlement in Cape Town, according to the community leader.

Hundreds of families in Nyakathisa informal settlement in Macassar in Cape Town have access to just one water tap. There are four other taps but none of them are working. He said rubbish had not been collected since the end of January, when workers employed by a company contracted to the City had downed tools because they had not been paid.

"What we do now is burn the rubbish. Children have diseases because of the dirt around here. We would be happy if we could have people dedicated to clean our area because we feel ignored," said Ndilele. "Eco Gators are standpipes designed to conserve water, installed during the drought as a pilot," said Badroodien."They feature a push-button mechanism with automatic shutoff to minimise wastage. However, operational challenges, such as slow water flow due to pressure issues, led to community dissatisfaction."There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.

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