Protesters shut down dam in Limpopo

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Villagers from Ha-Mutoti and Tshilungoma in Limpopo shut down operations at the Nandoni Dam. They are demanding the national Department of Water and Sanitation intervenes because they say that, though they live metres from the dam, their villages still only get water intermittently

On Sunday, the protesting group closed valves and reservoirs. They also chased away workers and security from the premises. More than 54 villages and Thohoyandou centre are affected. The water was still switched off on Wednesday afternoon.

" We have lost faith in the provincial and our local government. Communities do not constantly get water yet some are a couple of metres from Nandoni dam,” said Solomon Baloyi, chairperson of Nandoni Complaints Resolution Committee. The committee was set up to deal with the compensation of families who were relocated to make way for the construction of the dam in 1998
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More at: https://www.groundup.org.za/article...54-villages-and-cbd-without-water-three-days/

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Just **** in the water then drink it. Protein is good.
 
Solarion said:
Ancient Egyptians. Lived alongside flowing Nile full of crocodiles and hippo. grew crops and had plentiful.

South Africa. Live alongside calm, serene dam. No crocodiles or Hippo. Not planted a single thing. Crying to government for water and handouts.
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It's drinking water they're protesting for
Baloyi explained that residents have been fetching water directly from the dam since Sunday.
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Stop turning off the water and you'll have water. Also maybe don't live in a shack built illegally?
 
R13... said:
They have no water to **** in. Weird post.
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I'm guessing people shouldn't complain about services according to some here.





Before I get attacked, any act of vandalism/criminality should be punished accordingly.
 
MightyQuin said:
Boil the water then...
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While boiling can get rid of bio agents, it cannot remove inorganic compounds brought into the water system by pollution, isn't it? Mind you, they're already fetching water directly from the dam according to the article. But nothing trumps convenience of having water piped directly to them. They already have the infrastructure.
 
MightyQuin said:
What services are they complaining about? The ones on their Municipal bills that they pay for each month, but do not receive?
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They're complaining about water. In rural areas, there aren't "other services" besides water supply from municipalities. Electricity is obtained directly from Eskom and rubbish collection is non-existent.
 
ForceFate said:
They're complaining about water. In rural areas, there aren't "other services" besides water supply from municipalities. Electricity is obtained directly from Eskom and rubbish collection is non-existent.
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But there is water...this is a protest about that water not being cleaned and pumped to their homes is it not?
 
ForceFate said:
While boiling can get rid of bio agents, it cannot remove inorganic compounds brought into the water system by pollution, isn't it? Mind you, they're already fetching water directly from the dam according to the article. But nothing trumps convenience of having water piped directly to them. They already have the infrastructure.
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So a service then, that should be provided by their municipality. And is this service on their Municipal bills that they pay every month?
 
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