By Phumlani Saul
WHEN it’s hot, these boys go for a dip in the local stream.
However, they are swimming in kak as sewage from broken manholes is pouring into the water!
Boys as young as six swim in the stream that runs through Duduza , risking drowning and disease.
Several manholes along the stream were broken by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality workers in September 2022 during the search of a five-year-old who fell into a manhole in Holomisa . The boy’s body was found after five days.
One of the boys told Daily Kasi Team that when the heatwave hits, they have no choice but to swim in the stream. He said he wished the area had a swimming pool.
“Some of us are good at swimming and have dreams of becoming professional swimmers one day,” he said
Xolisile Menze (34), who lives near the stream, said kids in the area were not as lucky as their peers in KwaNobuhle , who had access to a pool at the Multi purpose Sports Complex even thou is vandalised now.
Menze said residents chased the boys away but they always returned. He said the situation was worrying because the kids could get sick or drown.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Public Safety Ndade Mokoena said his office was aware of the matter and would speak to local community patrollers to keep an eye on the stream to avoid fatalities
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