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Sewage manhole making life hard for community members

A resident of Phalaborwa in Reitz Crescent, Genia Whatley, says staying in her home is unpleasant because of two overflowing manholes.

The manholes situated behind her house overflow, spilling raw sewage that have since accumulated in a foul smelling sludge pool. “It started in April and I reported the matter to the municipality and they came to fix it, but shortly afterward the situation worsened. “I have been struggling to get hold of the municipality to come to fix it again ever since.

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Pool of sewage

“Every time I call the phone goes unanswered or I’m given a new number of a person to help me, but I never get help,” she said. Whatley stated that the smell coming from the sewer is unbearable to the point where she does not open her windows anymore. “This is a health and environmental issue; it needs to be fixed quickly.

“The pool of sewage runs for about 50 metres into the bush right next to my house and it goes into the little river and ultimately into the Sable Dam in the Kruger Park,” Whatley added. The Herald contacted the spokesperson of Ba-Phalaborwa Municipality, Jonas Mahesu, for comment. He promised that the problem will be looked into and repaired. Whatley acknowledged that after the Herald’s intervention municipal men

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Emelda Tintswalo Shipalana

Tintswalo Shipalana, a journalist for the Letaba Herald, has been in the media industry for over a decade. She started her journey in radio, but ended up in print which is her first love. She joined the Herald newspaper as a cadet in 2016, where she graduated with a journalism qualification from the Caxton Training Academy. She also has a qualification in Feature Writing from the University of Cape Town and a Media Management qualification from Wits University. She is completing her BA Communication Science degree with UNISA. She sleeps well at night knowing she is a voice to the voiceless and her work contributes to promoting local talent, businesses and service delivery. Her love for her community keeps her working hard every day.

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