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Empty promises leave Free State residents fuming, Mayor’s house burnt down due to frustration on water crisis

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Mayor Mamiki Mokoena, of the Nketoana municipality, which includes Reitz, Petrus Steyn, Arlington and Lindley in the Free State, house in Petrus Steyn has been destroyed after angry residents burnt it down to show their anger towards the shortage of water in the areas.

Residents’ anger over the ongoing water crisis has apparently boiled over after no running water has been available for a week. Mokoena allegedly arranged for two tankers to deliver water to her father, Benedict Nakedi, over the weekend for an alleged family gathering. This while the rest of the township’s residents had to cope without water. These actions apparently contributed to the residents’ anger.

Heleen Müller, FF Plus councilor in Petrus Steyn says that the water crisis was apparently caused by a broken water pump that was temporarily replaced by a smaller water pump that could not supply the necessary amount of water. She argues that the crisis was brought to
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ANC-managed Victor Khanye municipality apparently owes more than R100m to water, and about R46m to electricity – residents now demand to know who are the culprits stealing all the money

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“We all pay our municipal bills regularly, who are stealing all the money”, is the question now asked by Delmas and local residents after it became known that millions of rand are in arrears on water and electricity.

The Victor Khanye municipality, which includes Delmas, apparently owes more than R100m to water, and about R46m to electricity.

This explains why residents demands to know where the money goes, and who might steal it while the residents are the victims.

Sundra, Rietkol and Eloff are also classified under the municipality, and are currently struggling because water supply is limited due to payment default.

However, financial experts say the Rand Water Council is equally guilty because they had to cut off the water with the first month’s account not paid by the municipality, or have given at least 24 hours notice that it would be cut off as payment made immediately.

They say this is also the reason why
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ANC –regime states that water supply in SA is sufficient to meet all demands although sewage pollution and no maintenance of municipal structures wastes millions of liters of water

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South Africa has enough water to provide the residents within the winter months, but then it must be used sparingly.

This is according to ANC government spokesman who also states that the water is sufficient to meet the needs during the coming dry months of the year.

However, experts are much more concerned about the water supply, saying the severe pollution in the storage dams of the country makes the availability much less than in the dams.

Dams’ water levels range from 75% full but the rapid drop of more than 6% in one week makes red light flicker.

Concerns are about the irresponsible waste of millions of liters of water that sometimes runs away from leaking pipes in streets, and then receives no attention for days.

The equipment of municipalities that are not regularly repaired or serviced has a huge impact on the quality of water coming into the taps and forcing consumers to buy bottled water.

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Cyril, are you the next Robert Mugabe, you might not like to compensate white farmers and don’t care if we are murdered, but, you need us in order to feed your people:- Thousands of white farmers to receive compensation for land in Zimbabwe

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It’s a historic day for thousands of white farmers in Zimbabwe: The government have agreed to compensate landowners affected by land reform policies.

Zimbabwe’s Finance and Agriculture Department have confirmed that they have begun the process to compensate the white farmers who were dispossessed of their properties, following the brutal implementation of land reform policies 19 years ago.

Zimbabwe land developments – latest news:
Reuters report that 4 500 white farmers were forced to redistribute the land to around 300 000 black families. As Zimbabwe secured independence in 1980, families of a colonial heritage still held claim to most of the land in the country. However, the cruel manner in which the expropriation was handled sent shockwaves around the world.

The farmers were booted out of their homes, often chased away by angry mobs who were encouraged to grab land by Robert Mugabe. Deaths, violence and the de
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Now taxpayers must suffer for maladministration and corrupted Govan Mbeki Municipality – Taps run dry in Bethal after municipality fails to pay R87.7m water bill

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The taps ran dry in Bethal, Mpumalanga, in December when Rand Water Board reduced water pressure by 40% for non-payment of an R87.7-million back-bill owed by the Govan Mbeki Municipality.

More than half the town is reckoned to be without water.

Residents are furious because they have paid their water bills, and want to know what the municipality has done with the money. Many suspect corruption is at the root of the problem.

Last Wednesday students at the Jim van Tonder School in Bethal were sent home because there was no water for showering, toilets and drinking. The town’s abattoir has also shut down. Hennie Rademeyer runs an ice factory in the town and he has had to shut his business down because he cannot get water.

Residents are planning a march on the municipal headquarters next week to protest against maladministration and the apparently cavalier attitude displayed by the mayor and senior city councillors to the water crisis in th
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