Lubhalwe nguDylan Bettencourt
I-Joburg Water ayikwazi ukuthembisa amanzi ampompi kulo Khisimusi, kanti izakhamuzi zisebenzisa imali yazo ukuthenga amanzi.
Osakhula uthwala amabhakede akhuphuke izitezi ezinhlanu nsuku zonke kuyilapho unina esebenza ukuze abe no-R20 wesitsha ngasinye.
Izinkinga zamanzi eGoli kanye nokuphazamiseka ngokuhlinzeka ngezikhathi ezithile kungase kubone imindeni eminingi ingawatholi amanzi kulo Khisimusi, kuxwayisa inkampani yamanzi yedolobha.
“Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi kunezingqinamba ezinjengokuqhuma kwamapayipi okungahleliwe. Kodwa-ke, i-Joburg Water iqinisekisa izakhamuzi ukuthi uphiko luzobhekana nezinkinga zokulethwa kwezidingo ngesikhathi,” kusho okhulumela iJoburg water uNolwazi Dhlamini.
Kwezinye izindawo ezifana ne-Turffontein ompompi sebome unyaka wonke, izakhamuzi seziqede isonto lonke zingenamanzi.
UCasper Sibanda uthukuthele ngokukhokhela amanzi angawatholi.
“Isikweletu sami sifinyelela ku-R1 000 kodwa amanzi angizange ngibe nawo isigamu senyanga. Ngiyawakhokhela kodwa ngiyawathenga ngoba amathangi awathembekile,” kusho yena, kubika i-TimesLive.
“Sibona amapayipi avuzayo emigwaqeni. Amanzi ageleza kodwa asinawo amanzi kompompi bethu futhi siyahlupheka. Izingane zethu azikwazi ukugeza, awukwazi ukupheka. Ngeke ngithuke uma uthi awekho amanzi ngoKhisimusi.”
ULorraine Makgethe uthi amaloli athwala amanzi edolobheni awasizi ngalutho.
“Ngisuke ngisemaebenzini uma befika kwesinye isikhathi kuphela izinsuku sibaboni. Uma kufika lowo oyedwa, abantu bawagcwalise ngamabhakede abo,” etshela iTimesLive.
Umfana oneminyaka engu-17 ohlala esitezi sesihlanu ebhilidini lase-Turffontein uhamba izikhathi ezinhlanu ngosuku ephethe amabhakede amanzi. Isitsha ngasinye sibiza u-R20 ukugcwalisa.
“Umama akasebenzi imali eyanele ukuthi singahlezi sinikeze i-warehouse u-R20 izikhathi ezinhlanu. Kwesinye isikhathi asigezi futhi asiwashayi indlu yangasese. Ngifuna amanzi ngoKhisimusi ukuze kube lula emndenini wami ikakhulukazi umama,” usho kanje.
Isikhulu se-Joburg Water uNtshavheni Mukwevho uthi badinga u-R27-billion ukulungisa amapayipi amadala nezinye izinto zokusebenza. Bahlela ukulungisa amadamu avuzayo futhi bamise ukuxhuma okungekho emthethweni.
Ebuzwa ngezinkinga zase-Turffontein, uDhlamini uthe akazi ngalesi simo futhi udinga ulwazi oluthe xaxa ukuze enze uphenyo.
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