SOME GWANDA RESIDENTS GO FOR YEARS WITH WATER AND SEWER INFRASTRUCTURE

WHILE THE OTHER HALF OF THE POPULATION IN GWANDA HAS ACCESS TO PROPER WATER AND SANITATION FACILITIES , THE SAME CANNOT BE SAID FOR OTHER RATE PAYERS IN SPITZKOP NORTH EXTENSION WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONNECTED TO THESE ESSENTIAL SERVICES NEARLY 20 YEARS AFTER BEING ALLOCATED STANDS BY COUNCIL .

GWANDA MUNICIPALITY HAS SET ITS SIGHTS TOWARDS ATTAINING CITY STATUS BY 2023. THE IRONY HOWEVER IS THAT HALF OF ITS POPULATION IS IN A FAR WORSE CONDITION THAN THOSE LIVING IN THE RURAL AREAS .
NEARLY TWENTY YEARS AFTER BEING ALLOCATED UN-SERVICED STANDS BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY RESIDENTS OF SPITZKOP NORTH EXTENSION SAY THEIR SITUATION HAS NOT CHANGED .

THE AESTHETIC VALUE OF PROPERTIES IN THIS SUBURB HAS ALSO BEEN AFFECTED BY THE CONSTRUCTION OF BLAIR TOILETS WITHIN INDIVIDUAL YARDS AS RESIDENTS SAY THAT IS THE ONLY OPTION THEY HAVE.