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Thirst persists in Mokatako despite ‘expensive’ interventions

Villagers’ outrage: Medupe said the last time she saw water come out of her tap was in May 2014 PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Villagers’ outrage: Medupe said the last time she saw water come out of her tap was in May 2014 PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Despite multiple efforts valued in billions of Pula, residents of Mokatako remain in thirst. According to Water Utilities Corporation (WUC) officials who addressed the villagers this week, the aging of pipes and also damage to pipes by a contractor (G&M Building Services (Pty) and Tianyuan Construction (Pty) Ltd Joint Venture), who have been constructing the Goodhope District Water Supply Scheme Phase 2, contributed to the problem.

WUC said to date it has spent over P2 billion to provide water to Mokatako and other areas under the Lobatse Service Centre.

WUC’s general manager for Lobatse Service Centre, Mpho Tsotetsi, had visited the village on what he said was an annual consultation with areas hardest hit by water shortage. He said Mokatako is the worst hit of the 60 villages under his watch.

Editor's Comment
Appeal to public transport operators to exercise caution

Those who occasionally use highways like the A1 and A3 roads will bear testimony to have experienced this firsthand as they have been overtaken by overspeeding buses. Sadly, some of the passengers are the ones who urge some bus drivers to overspeed.The result of this madness is the horrific accident that claimed lives of nine people on Sunday evening near Lechana settlement along the A1 Highway.It is reported that the incident occurred after the...

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