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Fort Beaufort residents flocked to a water reservoir in Hillside on Monday. Their taps have been dry since last week Tuesday due to a strike by municipal water employees. Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani/GROUNDUP
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Strike in Amathole leaves towns without water

Municipality alleges “deliberate infrastructure sabotage” Mkhuseli Sizani/ GROUNDUP Tens of thousands of Amathole District Municipality residents have been left without water since Tuesday last week because of a strike at the…

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NOT A DROP TO DRINK: Asiphe Diko gets dirty water from a drain in the Dutywa area of the Eastern Cape.Picture: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik / GroundUp
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Families drink from drains as water trucks break down

Three out of four water trucks in Eastern Cape town are in for repairs From TimesLive NOMBULELO DAMBA-HENDRIK Families in drought-stricken Dutywa are drinking filthy water from roadside drains because three out of the four water trucks…

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Amathole District Municipality mayor Khanyile Maneli.
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Eastern Cape mayor’s wife loses battle against Covid-19

Matilda Maneli, wife of Amathole district municipality mayor and ANC regional chairperson Khanyile ‘KC’ Maneli, died of Covid-19 complications on Saturday morning. The ANC in the Amathole region has sent their condolences to the mayor.…

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