BY PHUMLANI SAUL
YOU will be thirsty for the rest of the day if you decide to sleep at Luthando kasi in Addo.
This is because the residents only get water between 3am and 5am from the Sundays River Valley Municipality.
They told Daily Kasi News that this has been happening for years and now they are no longer sleeping as they must monitor their taps.
Resident Andile Mbambani said they had spent more than five weeks without water.
“There are water tanks in our area but I don’t remember the last time they were full. For us to have water, we must walk a long distance to closer RDP houses that still have running water,” Andile said
Lulama Simayile (83) who has been living in Addo for more than 40 years said she has never had water in her house, which was built 15 years ago.
“I have never had water from a tap, let alone water to flush the toilet. For us to be able to flush our toilets, we must use a bucket to fill the toilet system,” Lulama said
She said she is now planning to make a pit latrine toilet because it is the only solution she could think of.
“We have a lot of dirty laundry that needs to be washed, but we don’t have enough water to do that because we harvest water from the rain. As a result, we felt that our municipality no longer cared about us. Our situation needs urgent intervention. It’s difficult to live without water,” she said
Municipal spokeswoman Zusiphe Jaji said they’re experiencing challenges with pumps at the Raw Water Treatment Plant in Addo, because the pumps were hit by high voltage after load shedding.
“We are pumping less water and unable to meet the demand. Load shedding is also making the situation worse by reducing the pumping hours. We have, however, appointed a service provider to fix the pumps.
“To mitigate the issue, we have a water carting truck stationed in Addo which fills up the tanks in those communities,” said Jaji.
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