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Frustrated councillor blocks road because of ongoing water issues

Traffic along Voortrekker Road is heavily congested after a councillor blocked the road in protest against ongoing water issues.

May 23, 2025
Heinrich Greyling Less than a minute
Jaco Holtshauzen blocks the road with his car while speaking to a Public Safety official.

At about 08:00 this morning, May 23, ward councillor Jaco Holtshauzen parked his bakkie in the middle of the busy Voortrekker Road, near the Shannon Road intersection in protest of the ongoing water issue plaguing.

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There has not been any water for days, and I’m sick of it, and we don’t get any answers on why we don’t have water,” he stated.

Mogale City Public Safety is on the scene, however, Holtzhausen is refusing to leave until the water situation is fixed, or until there are water tankers made available.

He added he is also organising a bus to block the road.

The Krugersdorp News will keep readers updated.

Traffic is starting to build up on Voortrekker Road.

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May 23, 2025
Heinrich Greyling Less than a minute

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For more than 4 and a half years, Clinton Botha was a journalist at Roodepoort Record. His articles were regularly published in the Northside Chronicle now known as the Roodepoort Northsider. Clinton is also the editor of Randfontein Herald since July 2020. As a sports fanatic he wormed his way into various "beats - as the media would know it - and admits openly that his big love always have something to do with a scoreboard, crowds and usually a ball that hops.
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