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There is sewage everywhere.

Spilling sewage trouble at Mhingaville

 

The residents of Mhingaville, next to the Kruger National Park’s Pafuri gate, say they are tired of the spilling sewage that is making their lives a nightmare.

Ms Lucia Baloyi (45) says she has never had peace since she started living in the RDP area when it opened in 1996. “Since I started staying here, sewage has been spilling all over the yard.  Sometimes it just overflows into the house.  If that happens, we have to abandon our houses and go to the houses that are not affected. The sad thing is that we still have to come the following day to clean up the mess with our own hands,” said Baloyi.

Baloyi says the issue has been reported to ward councillors on many occasions, without success.  Some people even abandoned their houses and left the area because of the spilling sewage.

Ms Lucy Maluleke (35) says she was told the problem was caused by the contractor who had installed the sewerage pipes. “We were told they had made a mistake with our line as this problem mostly affects more than 20 stands of the same row,” said Maluleke.

Mr Phanuel Baloyi (37) says they have now made a trench, so that the overflowing sewage can be directed out of their yards.  “Some of us are now used to this bad smell. I even eat my food next to this sewage,” he says.

According to Ms Selina Sambo (43), she cannot bear the smell.  "I can’t sit outside the house because of this sewage.  During the night, it is difficult to sleep as there are big mosquitoes.  At first I thought I would die from malaria. My main worry is children who play with this sewage.  I am afraid what effect it is having on them.  If I had an option, I would move from this place,” says Sambo.

The spokesperson for the Vhembe District Municipality, Matodzi Ralushai, said that their technical department would address the problem soon.  “The municipality considers the sewage challenge in a very serious light. We will give it high priority to avoid a health risk.”

 

Date:23 June 2016

By: Ndivhuwo Musetha

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