MAHIKENG - The Water Mafia and poor infrastructure are being blamed for the North West water crisis.
Many communities haven't had access to potable water for the better part of 20 years.
Despite previous government interventions and the recent 'Operation Bulela Metsi' nothing has changed.
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At times the situation got so bad that residents threatened to shut down the capital, Mahikeng.
eNCA reporter Bafedile Moerane visited a number of areas battling with water access and filed this report.