Matsafeni is one of the City of Mbombela’s fastest-growing informal settlements, but with little or no infrastructure development in the area.

Some community members live without electricity, the roads are dilapidated and the small to medium scale flooding due to the recent storms have not drained properly.

Mpumalanga News approached the City of Mbombela’s spokesperson, Joseph Ngala, regarding the issues facing the community members in this informal settlement.

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Ngala confirmed that Matsafeni’s development is included in the municipality’s next financial year, to begin soon.

“The City of Mbombela has decided to take a holistic approach to address the stormwater problems in Matsafeni,” Ngala said.

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Read more about this in the next print edition of Mpumalanga News.