Analysis - Protesters from communities across the Eastern Cape have promised 'harsher action' if their objections about the lack of water services, poor quality of water and high water bills are ignored.
Protesters from communities across the Eastern Cape have promised 'harsher action' if their objections about the lack of water services, poor quality of water and high water bills are ignored. But the chances of the province supplying water to everybody in the near future are almost zero, with one municipality estimating that it would take R20-billion or 20 years to eradicate its backlogs.
The campaign was led by the Inyanda National Land Movement. The group's chairperson, Monwabisi Jende, said Eastern Cape residents have had enough of sharing their unclean water with animals. "It's a long time for our areas to be without water. We haven't had water since 2018. That is why we are here - for our voices to be heard," he said.
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