Goodhope SSS hit by critical water shortage

Goodhope Senior Secondary School students are reported to have developed stomach problems after drinking contaminated water from Jojo water tanks due to a critical shortage of clean water.

It is alleged that students and some staff members started using water from the tanks about a fortnight ago as the school experienced yet another water supply problem.  

Some students told Mmegi yesterday that they have gone without water for more than two weeks and that they have resorted to using water from the tanks after they lost hope, despite promises that the situation would return to normal in a few days.  "We need water for almost everything and right now there are only two tanks that we are drinking and bathing from.  The water is not safe but we have no choice," one student said, on condition of anonymity. 

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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