'People will die if they don't fix these water problems': Chronically-ill Mogale City resident
Parts of Mogale City have been without water for nearly two weeks due to critically low levels at some reservoirs.
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JOHANNESBURG - As water woes mount in Mogale City, an elderly man dependent on chronic medication has detailed the challenges he has faced under the latest crisis.
Parts of Mogale City have been dry for nearly two weeks due to critically low levels at some reservoirs.
Richard Ledikwa, a Munsieville resident is among thousands of people who have had to contend with dry taps in the municipality.
The 78-year-old has been forced to push his wheelbarrow to fill up his buckets with water as taps in his home continue to run dry.
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He said it’s either he does this, or he misses out on taking his medication.
“You have to eat and take your medication. How do they think we survive without water? Some of us have high blood pressure and diabetes. People will die if they don’t fix these water problems.”
He said he can't even use the toilet in his house due to the water shortage.
“We've been using the bushes as a toilet because we don’t have water. This is what we've been doing in the last two weeks.”
He said there seems to be no political will to address Mogale City's water challenges.