Court orders Masisi’s sister & Co to ‘unlock’ water supply
Friday, August 01, 2025 | 740 Views |
Water chambers supplying water to villages in the area. PICS PHATSIMO KAPENG
The JV had, in protest, locked up chambers for the project termed Goodhope District water supply Scheme 2.2. awarded for P549.6 million.
WUC, through attorneys, Otto Itumeleng Law Chambers, had dragged the JV (first respondent) and the project manager, Kelebogile Monnaatshipi (second respondent), before the court after the contractor shut down the water supply to some villages in the Borolong area by shutting and putting padlocks on 15 chambers supplying water to 15 villages in the area.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...