Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu on Wednesday visited Khayelitsha, to follow up on complaints about the ongoing sewerage overflows and blockages in the area.
Mchunu said those unhealthy living conditions needed to be fixed as a matter of urgency. He said the national government needed answers from local authorities, on how they planned to resolve residents’ grievances.
Luyanda Makaba's shows Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu her flooded house in Site C. The house is flooded with sewage as a result of sewage blockages in the area. Picture: Ayanda Ndamane African News Agency Responding to claims that his visit was politically motivated, Mchunu said he got appointed on August 5, and has been going around all over the country, and this was his first time visiting Khayelitsha.
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