Father of three school-going children, Aubrey
Madlala, said his family life has been a living hell during this time while
the municipality does not seem to care.
Madlala said it has been more than
three weeks since they last had running water and that it is frustrating
because they have to run around begging from other areas.
He said he carries containers even when
he goes to work so he can bring water back for his family, adding that numerous
attempts to get help from the municipality, have been futile.
The frustrated man said the municipality
dispatched water tanks but his home still has no water as it is far from the
main road where the tanks are dispatched and he is at work when they come to
the area.
Another resident, Nkosi Malima, said he
believed it was time the community got together and fought to get results about the situation.
Malima said the way the municipality
has been ignoring them makes him believe they do not care as they cannot expect
a community to survive without water for so long.
The area ward councillor, Malunisi
Zondi, said the water outage was due to a planned shutdown by Umgeni Water, weeks ago.
Umgeni Water spokesperson Shami
Harichunder, said there was no shutdown in the area and water outages have
been due to technical issues.
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