So dire is the water shortage situation in Tumahole in Ngwathe Local Municipality, Free State, that residents have to walk long distances to fetch water from a spring.
Johannesburg – So dire is the shortage situation in Tumahole in Ngwathe Local Municipality, Free State, that residents have to walk long distances to fetch water from a spring outside their townships.
Tumahole is the second area in Free State to be in the spotlight after residents in Qwaqwa took to the streets demanding a reliable water supply in January. A resident in Sisulu section, Tshepo Xaba, said he was struggling to understand what the reason was for the shortage. A fed-up Puleng Tshabalala said: “Just imagine our grandfathers and mothers having to push wheelbarrows full of bottles every day? This is sad,” lamented the 36-year-old.“I am old and I can’t do anything. We have been without water for four years now. I have no energy to carry heavy bottles.
Sunday Independent went to the spring and found Xolile Mokoena in the long queue. The 27-year-old also complained about the muddy water from the taps, saying this was the only place providing clean water.
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