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Repairs to Olifantspoort plant completed, says Muni

The Municipality says it might take a while before water starts reaching affected areas

POLOKWANE – According to a statement released by the Polokwane Municipality, a notification was received that repairs to the Olifantspoort plant were completed on Wednesday night, 24 October and operations resumed.

This, after a planned shutdown was scheduled for a contractor to connect the Specon pipeline to a permanent pipeline and to remove temporary lines.

Read more: [REMINDER] Planned Olifantspoort plant shutdown to take place from today

“Currently, Lepelle Nothern Water is busy with line filing and it will take a bit longer before water reaches all affected areas,” they explained.

Tankers will continue to provide water to residents in the meantime.

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Raeesa Sempe

Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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