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UNonjabulo Sabatha, intombazane eneminyaka eyisikhombisa yaseDube eSoweto, iphuthunyiswe esibhedlela ngemuva kokuphuza amanzi angcolile asempompini ane-E.coli.
USanelisiwe Sabatha manje usesebenzisa imali elinganiselwa ku-R2,820 ngenyanga ethenga amanzi asemabhodleleni ukuze avikele umndeni wakhe emanzini angcolile kampompi.
Intombazane eneminyaka eyisikhombisa yaseDube eSoweto icishe yashona ngenxa yokuphuza amanzi angcolile ompompi. UNonjabulo Sabatha, ofunda uGrade 1, uphathwe yisisu amasonto. Unina, uSanelisiwe Sabatha, wamphuthumisa esibhedlela ngemuva kokuba intombazanyana iqale ukuphalaza kakhulu.
Odokotela bayihlole kaningi kodwa abayitholanga inkinga ekuqaleni. USanelisiwe wacela ukuthi bahlole indle yendodakazi yakhe. Udokotela wabe esethola ukuthi uNonjabulo une-E.coli infection.
USanelisiwe uthe wayeka ukubilisa amanzi ababewaphuza eminyakeni emibili edlule. Washaqeka ngesikhathi udokotela emtshela ukuthi amanzi abilayo ekhaya awakwenzi kuphephe njalo ukuwaphuza.
Amapayipi amadala kanye nokunqanyulwa kwamanzi kwenza abantu abaningi bagule. Udokotela utshele umndeni ukuthi usebelaphe izingane eziningi ngenxa ye-E.coli kusukela kuqale unyaka.
UNonjabulo usalulama kulesi sifo. Umama wakhe useyawathenga amanzi, abiza u-R2,820 ngenyanga.
“Isabelomali sami senyuke cishe ngo-R2 000 samanzi kuphela. Kumele ngiphinde ngibize osebenza ngamapayipi ukuze afake isisefo samanzi empompini wethu wasekhishini,” kusho uSanelisiwe.
Umbiko we-Blue Drop Progress ka-2025 uthi amanzi eGauteng aphephile kakhulu. Umbiko ukhombisa ukuthi u-86% wezinhlelo zamanzi esifundazweni zisengozini encane.
Kodwa ixwayisa ngokuthi izinga lamanzi liyehla. Ingozi yokugula iyenyuka ngesikhathi sokuntuleka kwamanzi, kanti i-E.coli iyinkinga ekhulayo eGoli.
USanelisiwe uthe ukhathazekile ngabantu abangenayo imali. “Ngikhathazekile ngabampofu, ngisho ukuthi, cabanga ukubulawa ngamanzi ampompi ngoba awukwazi ukuthenga amanzi asemabhodleleni,” kusho yena.
Isithombe esingenhla: Intombazane ephuza empompini wamanzi.
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