Eastern Cape: Panic and protests after Makhanda's wat...
As Makhanda entered its sixth day without water on Tuesday, 22 February, the lines at the Gift of the Givers water truck snaked along streets in Makhanda as desperate mothers and grandmothers brought buckets, milk pails and any plastic containers they could find to get some water. After a series of smaller failures throughout January, the James Kleynhans Water Treatment works pump station in Makhanda failed after its power station was flooded when a gasket blew. “Our team tried by all means to save the situation, but unfortunately could not win,” the municipality’s statement read. The t...
Source: dailymaverick.co.za