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I-WaterCAN ithi izakhamuzi zaseGoli zihlala ngaphansi kwezimo lapho amanzi encipha khona futhi nezindawo sezihlala izinsuku ezingu-20 zingenawo amanzi.
Leli qembu licela uhulumeni ukuthi amemezele iGoli njengendawo yenhlekelele kazwelonke futhi lifuna ukuthi iJohannesburg Water libike ngokwenzekayo nsuku zonke.
IGoli seliphelelwe amanzi, kuxwayisa inhlangano yomphakathi iWaterCAN, njengoba ukushisa okwedlulele kwenza inkinga yamanzi ibe yimbi kakhulu edolobheni.
Izakhamuzi zaseKensington, e-Emmarentia, e-Meldene namaphethelo ezihlinzekwa i-Hursthill, i-Alexander Park kanye naseBerea sezihlale izinsuku zinganamanzi. Kwezinye izimo ukucisha kuthathe cishe izinsuku ezingu-20.
E-Midrand, ukulingana okuntekenteke kokuphakelwa phakathi kwepaki likaMengameli, i-Grand Central kanye ne-Eland kushiye imiphakathi ikwazi ukuthola amanzi ngendlela engaqondakali.
“EGoli, abantu sebevele baphila ngokungawathoki kalula amanzi,” kusho i-WaterCAN, igxeka ukuhlinzekwa kwezinto ngendlela engafani, ukuxhumana okungekuhle kwe-Johannesburg Water kanye nokungakhulumisani kahle nomphakathi kwenkampani ephakela ngobuningi iRand Water.
Iqembu lixwayise ukuthi ukubhidlika yikho okudala ukungqubuzana komphakathi. Izakhamizi zimi ulayini amahora amaningi emathangini amanzi. Sekuqubuke izingxabano nokulwa njengoba abanye abantu bekha amanzi amaningi kakhulu kunabanye, kubika i The Citizen.
“Uma abantu bephoqeleka ukuthi bancintisane ngamanzi, isithunzi siyawa, bese kuba nokungqubuzana,” kusho iWaterCAN.
I-WaterCAN icele uhulumeni ukuthi amemezele ngokushesha iGoli njengendawo yenhlekelele ukuze kuvulwe izinsiza zezimo eziphuthumayo. Iphinde ifune ukuthi iJohannesburg Water ikhiphe nsuku zonke, izibuyekezo eziqondene nendawo ethile.
I-Johannesburg Water ivumile ukuthi izinhlelo zayo ezimaphakathi zingaphansi kwengcindezi ngenxa yokuntula okungenayo kanye nokwanda kwesidingo. Amadamu amaningana, okuhlanganisa i-Alexander Park, i-Berea kanye ne-Crown Gardens, ahlala ephansi kakhulu ukuthi angahlinzeka ngokujwayelekile.
Umbuso uthe isidingo sisonke sidlula umthamo otholakalayo. Uqinisekise ukuthi amanzi ahlukile ahlinzekwa ezindaweni ezithintekile ngokwezifunda.
Okhulumela iRand Water, uMakenosi Maroo, uthe le nkampani isebenzisana nomasipala futhi izonciphisa ukuhlinzekwa kwezidingo ezindaweni ezisebenzisa kakhulu amanzi ukuze kuzinzise uhlelo.
“Sikhuthaza kakhulu bonke omasipala nabathengi ukuthi basebenzise amanzi ngokuwonga ukuvikela ukuzinza kwezinhlelo,” kusho uMaroo.
Esithombeni esingenhla: IJohannesburg Water.
Umthombo wesithombe: Ifayela