SA's water crisis | Umlazi residents thirsty for answers

UMLAZI - Residents of Umlazi in KwaZulu-Natal have been left high and dry.

There is no indication as to when water will be restored to the area.

They've been struggling without any supply for over a year.

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A pipe supplying townships in Durban South was damaged over a year ago and has not yet been repaired.

Residents took to the streets on Sunday in protest, calling for answers.

To make matters worse, a pump station was recently vandalised but community members say this is sabotage by those who might be profiting from the water crisis.

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eThekwini Mayor Mxolisi Kaunda visited the vandalised pump station and met with community leaders.

He’s promised that repairs will be finished this week.

Kaunda also couldn’t give a time frame for when the pipe that supplies the southern parts of Durban would be fixed.

* eNCA’s Lethiwe Mdluli reports.