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Water shortages: Mpumalanga clinics take desperate measures

Water shortages: Mpumalanga clinics running on empty

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The Dr JS Moroka municipality community has been forced to take desperate measures as water shortages continue to plague Mpumalanga. As residents and clinic staff members resort to using pit toilets, the healthcare system struggles to stay afloat, with load…

precious-mashiane
October 28, 2022

Desperate times for Elim villagers as water shortages continue to plague province.

Limpopo water shortages: will local elections ease the desperation?

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Villagers from Elim, in Limpopo, are not optimistic that water shortages in the area will be resolved, despite local elections looming. For years, their pleas to local government have fallen on deaf ears. Speaking to Health-e News, community leader and…

NdivhuwoMukwevho
October 12, 2021

A North West village’s water woes are exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic

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For two decades Tlapeng village has had no access to water, and the community is forced to drink dirty water. Now, the Covid-19 pandemic is showing just how dangerous this is.

Nthusang Lefafa
August 22, 2020

Boreholes dry up in Limpopo

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Residents of rural Limpopo, hard hit by persisting drought conditions, are now seeing boreholes in the area drying up as they continue to wait for rain.

NdivhuwoMukwevho
December 15, 2016

Limpopo water shortage worsens as drought conditions continue

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Limpopo residents are hard hit by the drought, as their situation continues to get worse. Residents of Madobi village, near Makhado, are now struggling to get drinking water as many of the boreholes in the area have dried up.