Scarcity of water in Ward 13
Kamogelo Mogashoa
#Water
27 April 2022
Ga-Mogashoa village, Sekhukhune
Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality
Limpopo
Ward 13 is under leadership of two traditional houses and some of the sections, people are struggling to access water. They end up pushing wheelbarrows or buying water.
I asked my neighbour about her borehole and she said, month ago her and other women in the neighbourhood started digging from the tap in which the community is using to fetch water, the digging process took over 100 meters long to the near spot where it is much easier for them to fetch water. It was a hard job because they were using hand to dig and it took days.
But there were problems during the digging. There is a water project that is already existing were taps and meters were installed and while digging they mistakenly damaged one of the pipes and water started leaking. There was extension of the school yard and the tap that they joined from was moved and they were unable to get water. She decided to have her own family borehole. The process was expensive as the borehole people had to work for days. The water was far underground but worth it as her family won’t struggle anymore.