Guards fight water thieves

The theft of water is one of the factors contributing to a water shortage in the Mopani district municipality of Limpopo.

- Masoka Dube

Recently, some parts of Nkowankowa in Tzaneen spent more than 10 days without water because some private water vendors allegedly disrupted the water reticulation network when filling up their water tankers.

A few days ago, the municipality sent a private security firm to chase them away and allow the repair of the equipment that was also broken.

"It is true that there are many trucks collecting water from the fire hydrants that are near the roads and that affect the water reticulation," said a source.

"As community members, we are scared to challenge this because some of the owners of these trucks are well-known criminals."

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