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No reliable water in Cofimvaba villages for over five years

Chris Hani District Municipality says it spent over R9-million in 11 months repairing vandalised water infrastructure

Residents in villages around Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape have been battling water outages for years. Photo: Sandiso Phaliso

Villages around Cofimvaba have been without a reliable water supply for more than five years, according to residents.
People rely on rain tanks, rivers and buying water from private operators.
The Chris Hani District Municipality says it has spent over R9-million in 11 months repairing water infrastructure damaged by theft and vandalism.

Chris Hani District Municipality says it has spent over R9-million in the past 11 months repairing water infrastructure damaged by theft and vandalism. Of this, about R900,000 was spent in Vuyisile Mini Local Municipality, which includes Cofimvaba and Tsomo.
Villages such as Khayamnandi, Woodhouse and Lubisi around Cofimvaba have…

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