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M&G: Mothotlung water shortages shrouded in murk

http://mg.co.za/article/2014-01-16-brits-water-shortages-shrouded-in-murk

by Kwanele Sosibo & Zain Ebrahim

"Mr President, we would also like to take a shower," a tipsy resident of Mothotlung, a water-starved township outside Brits, shouted to no one in particular earlier this week. The convoy containing Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa, national police commissioner Riah Phiyega and Water and Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa was weaving out of Mothotlung, the scene of a deadly water protest, and residents were feeling placated rather than heard.

This week, three people were confirmed dead after residents took to the streets of Damonsville and Mothotlung to protest water shortages, a service they said has been sporadic since August last year.

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