Dam operator forced to open floodgates for seven hours by protestors

STEELPOORT – Angry and impatient strikers of Masewen Village forced the De Hoop Dam operator to open two floodgates for several hours causing the Tubatse River and access bridge to flood on November 23.

“De Hoop Dam is currently supplying Masha and Ngwaabe with water, while Masewen is located four kilometres from the dam. Residents of this small community felt that they were supposed to receive water first before any other areas, causing the violent strike last Monday,” said Mr Willie Mosoma, spokesman of Sekhukhune District Municipality.

Read the full story in tomorrow’s edition of the Steelburger/Lydenburg Newspaper.