There is no water in Rietspruit’s taps.

A vandalised water treatment is the reason why residents are fighting their way to the front when the water truck stops.

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Tempers are boiling and some have even turned to a local river to collect water for household use.

“The municipal teams and service providers are hard at work reinstating the vandalised infrastructure. It should be noted that the water supply system in Rietspruit has dried out and it will take time to recover,” said municipal spokesperson Mr Lebo Mofokeng.

“The sewerage plant at Rietspruit was vandalised on June 25 and on July 4 the water treatment plant was vandalised,” said Ms Yolandie Vermeulen, a resident from Rietspruit.

She said people are now using water from the raw dam because the water trucks that are being provided are not sufficient and some households are not getting water.

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