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Umphakathi wase-Eastern Cape Uzuze Iphrojekthi Yamanzi ebiza u‑R15 Million
Eastern Cape, South Africa — Umphakathi omncane wase Misgund osemkhandlwini iKoukamma uthole usizo olukhulu lokubhekana nenkinga yamanzi ngemva kokuphothulwa kwephrojekthi yamandla amanzi ebize u‑R15 million. Le phrojekthi yenziwe ngumphakathi wokwakha amanzi esekelwe uMnyango Wezamanzi Nezokuhlanzeka (Department of Water and Sanitation).
Inhloko yomnyango esifundazweni, uPortia Makhanya, uthe isidingo esikhulayo sabantu siyimbangela enkulu yokushoda kwamanzi endaweni, ngakho kwadingeka ukuthi kusetshenziswe izixazululo ezithuthukile zokuhlinzeka ngamanzi aphephile futhi anele. Uveze ukuthi amanzi avela emithonjeni emibili – angaphansi komhlaba nowendawo – kudingeka ahlanzwe futhi ahlanganiswe ukuze afinyelele ezingeni elamukelekile lokuphuza abantu.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, iziphathimandla ziveze ukuthi ezinye izigodi ezifana neMakana neNdlambe nazo zibhekene nezinkinga zamanzi eziphazamisekile, lapho ukulethwa kwamanzi kudlula phakathi nendawo. Kunohlelo lwama‑Municipal Infrastructure Grants oluzoqhubeka nokulungisa izakhiwo ezindala zamanzi, kuhlanganise amaphaneli kagesi nezitshalo zokuhlanza amanzi ezindaweni ezibhekene nobunzima obukhulu.
Lolu hlelo lwamanzi luqhakambisa ukubaluleka kokuhlala kuthuthukiswa izinsiza zendawo ngemizamo yokubheka intuthuko yesikhathi eside nezidingo zabantu, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini yasemakhaya nasezindaweni ezincane lapho izinsiza zamanzi zihlala ziyinselele enkulu.