No Water, No Electricity - Stroke Survivor Sizwe Memela Has Had Enough GroundUp_News: SouthAfrica
Stroke survivor Sizwe Memela has to pay someone R5 to flush his toilet in KwaNobuhle, Kariega, because there is no running water and he can't lift up a bucket.
He said,"The toilet is stinking. My laundry is dirty. I can't even take a bath and be fresh these days." " on the Summit-Chelsea pipeline left much of KwaNobuhle without water last week but the municipality promised to fix it quickly. On Sunday Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Retief Odendaal published a statement saying that water had been switched on and the system"should be at full pressure again".
But on Tuesday afternoon there was still no running water in parts of the township. Residents vented their frustration on Facebook.
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