“Electricity is the only thing we can point to as a benefit of democracy.”
“People are living in falling-down houses,” she said. “The communal tap is opened using pliers. One has to carry a tool to be able to get water. The tap has been leaking for years and that is being ignored. We love the political parties we vote for, but this time we are not sure. We will have to think twice about voting.”
“Sisi, what’s the use of voting?” asked resident Jonathan Feta, born and bred in Bhobhonono. “In this day and age here is a place that doesn’t have a basic need such as water. There’s no community hall, not even a mobile clinic. Children from Bhobhonono have to travel to Esigodini and Edendale for learning. There is nothing that we can say is ours.”
He said some of the roads were impassable for cars. “We have not even seen a tractor fixing the road or opening passages for people and drivers. After they get our votes, they run away from us.” Those further away from the communal tap depend on a water tanker, but it can’t get through when the roads are slippery. “Sometimes we survive by water from the rain. We fill up containers during the rain,” said resident Samkelo Dladla.
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