Residents refuse to pay municipal bills as sewage seeps in yards



According to residents, raw sewage has been pooling in the yards of houses in the area for about a month. Althought the problem has allegedly been reported to the municipality, nothing has been done to stem the flow of sludge in yards.
“We are scared that the overflowing sewage will affect not only our health but our houses as well because the walls of our houses are already starting to crack ,” resident Sarah Mangope told OurHealth.
The sewage has also been blamed for an outbreak of illness in the area.
Reprsentatives from the John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality could not be reached for comment.
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Mpho Lekgetho is our citizen journalists based in Kuruman at the John Taolo Gaetsewe District in the Northern Cape. She has a qualification in Industrial Psychology from Unisa. Mpho is a former radio presenter at Kurara community radio station. She is currently working as a data collector for HSRC and is also a chairperson of the JTG Civil Society Forum and co-chairs District Aids Council.
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Residents refuse to pay municipal bills as sewage seeps in yards
by Mpho Lekgetho, Health-e News
November 17, 2014
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