He says that though council management has not come out to admit that a lot of people would be affected by the move, the council has realised that shutting down the pipes would be a bad move for residents, most of whom are reeling in poverty. Old Naledi is one of the least developed locations in the city, accommodating mostly the poorest residents of the city. He says to date there is close to 500 plots which still have not connected to potable water supply network in the area.
"Each of these plots houses more than five people which all-in-all accumulates to a huge number of people, so shutting down standpipes would not be a wise move," he said.
He says that though he does not know the exact reason why standpipes are still running he is happy that at least people still have somewhere to draw water. He says that though in small numbers, residents are continuing to register with the Water Utilities Corporation to have water connected in their homes.
