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Pensioners use their social grants to fix road

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality says it will now consider including this road in its maintenance budget

Bityi residents near Mthatha raised their own funds to level this gravel road in their community after their pleas for government help went unanswered for years. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Villagers from Bityi, near Mthatha are digging into their already stretched pockets to pay for the repair of a gravel road in the area.
For months, households have been contributing, some as little as R20, to repair the gravel road that has deteriorated due to years of neglect.
Residents say taxi drivers had refused to travel beyond the tarred section, forcing commuters to walk long distances from the main road.

Villagers from Bityi, near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, are digging into their already stretched social grants to pay for repairs…

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