Mariental communities face water crisis

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2024-10-29

MARIENTAL, 29 October 2024 - Residents of the Takarania informal settlement queue for water as they await supply from the Mariental Municipality. (Photo by: Charmaine Boois) NAMPA

MARIENTAL, 29 OCT (NAMPA) – The residents of most neighbourhoods in Mariental have been facing a water crisis, enduring five days without access to water.
According to Mariental Municipality Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Paul Nghiwelipo, the issue began last Thursday when the pipeline broke. Communities started complaining to the municipality about not having access to water on Friday.
During an interview with Nampa on Tuesday, Nghiwelipo explain...

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