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Matsie Ntoene was one of Boitumelo's residents that was housed temporarily in a government building in Evaton. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

Emfuleni

Living in filth part 1: the health hazard that is Emfuleni's Boitumelo township

By Masechaba Sefularo

For almost 25 years, Boitumelo residents have dealt with houses drenched in sewage water. They don't feel close to a solution.

  • FILE: Emfuleni residents queue for water on 8 January 2018 amid water cuts in the municipality, which failed to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/Eyewitness News

    DA holding lead over ANC in race for Emfuleni

    Emfuleni is home to around 700,000 people with an unemployment rate of about 70%. The ANC denies that it is to blame for the state of the municipality even though it’s been in power there since 1994.

    205 days ago
  • FILE: Emfuleni residents queue for water on 8 January 2018 amid water cuts in the municipality, which failed to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/Eyewitness News

    Disgruntled Emfuleni residents say it’s time for new party to take over from ANC

    Residents and rate payers say they feel the effects of the broken municipality every day with a lack of basic service delivery and a sense that elected officials don't care enough to even try.

    212 days ago
  • Gauteng Cooperative Governance MEC Lebogang Maile. Picture: @LebogangMaile1/Twitter

    Gauteng govt to help struggling Emfuleni, but will not give a bailout - Maile

    The provincial government said it will be spending money to assist the community with service delivery and to better manage their finances, but it won’t be paying the bills for them.

    471 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    Emfuleni power will be fully restored today - Municipality

    Various communities have been without electricity since Tuesday after a fire damaged a transformer at the Duncanville substation.

    642 days ago
  • Picture: Supplied

    Emfuleni water outage not related to maintenance project

    A 54-hour maintenance project was under way, but Rand water said there had been minimal disruption.

    1067 days ago
  • File: The Red Ants line up during an eviction in Alexandra in 2014. Picture: EWN.

    SAHRC vows to take legal action against Red Ants 'if needs be'

    The commission says it has warned the company to observe the law when its staff carry out their duties.

    1140 days ago
  • Gift Moerane is the new executive mayor of the Emfuleni Local Municipality. Picture: @EmfuleniLM/Twitter

    'We are going to operate in military mode' - new Emfuleni mayor

    Reverend Gift Moerane, who was inaugurated on Thursday, says he is aware of the massive service delivery challenges that the people of Emfuleni are facing.

    1211 days ago
  • Former Emfuleni mayor Jacob Khawe. Picture: EWN.

    ANC hopeful new Emfuleni mayor will be elected soon

    MMC for finance Robert Thema has since been appointed to act as mayor in the interim.

    1258 days ago
  • FILE: Emfuleni Mayor Jacob Khawe (centre). Picture: Emfuleni Municipality/Flickr

    Jacob Khawe accused of refusing to step down as Emfuleni mayor

    Eyewitness News has seen letters written to Khawe by the ANC’s Sedibeng region last month, which Khawe reports to as mayor, calling for him to resign with immediate effect.

    1267 days ago
  • Picture: @SaveTheVaal/Twitter

    SANDF to deploy engineers in Emfuleni to help fix water treatment plants

    The SANDF is concluding a memorandum of understanding with the municipality before being deployed.

    1282 days ago
  • Raw sewage at a settlement in Boipatong in the Vaal area. Picture; Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

    Sewage crisis leaves Vereeniging parents fuming

    Outside Lebohang Secondary School, large piles of rubbish are strewn across the street infused in puddles of raw sewage. A breeding ground for water borne diseases.

    1354 days ago
  • FILE: Raw sewage at a settlement in Boipatong in the Vaal area. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/Eyewitness News.

    Boipatong residents believe sewage crisis contributed to some deaths

    For years now, residents in the township and surrounding areas have had to contend with persistent environmental problems, including raw sewage seeping through homes, schools and cemeteries.

    1354 days ago
  • FILE: Gauteng Premier David Makhura. Picture: Ihsaa Haffejee/EWN

    Makhura backs Emfuleni mayor despite placing municipality under administration

    On Monday, Gauteng Premier David Makhura announced the decision, saying that the metro is cash-strapped and failing to provide services.

    1444 days ago
  • FILE: Emfuleni residents queue for water on 8 January 2018 amid water cuts in the municipality. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/EWN.

    Rand Water to meet with Emfuleni Municipality over new payment method

    The municipality failed to honour its agreement with the utility on Friday, only paying 88% of its R200 million bill, resulting in water being cut off to residents.

    1598 days ago
  • Emfuleni residents queue for water on 8 January 2018 amid water cuts in the municipality, which failed to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water. Picture: Mia Lindeque/EWN

    [LISTEN] Emfuleni Municipality water to be restored

    Water and Sanitation Spokesperson Sputnik Ratau says the Emfuleni Municipality had fallen behind with its water bill repayment. This led to water cuts in some areas.

    1598 days ago
  • Emfuleni residents queue for water on 8 January 2018 amid water cuts in the municipality, which failed to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/EWN

    Rand Water: Emfuleni water supply to be fully restored within 48 hours

    Several communities, including Palm Springs, Lakeside and Evaton, have been without water since Friday.

    1598 days ago
  • Emfuleni Mayor Jacob Khawe. Picture: Emfuleni Municipality/Flickr

    Emfuleni mayor stages protest at Rand Water offices over water cuts

    For days now residents have been without water as the municipality failed to honour its debt last month.

    1598 days ago
  • Emfuleni residents queue for water on 8 January 2018 amid water cuts in the municipality, which failed to honour its payment arrangement with Rand Water. Picture: Ihsaan Haffejee/EWN

    Emfuleni residents to have water on Tuesday, municipality promises

    Mayor Jacob Khawe has met with Rand Water to discuss how best to settle the debt owed to the water board which now runs into the billions of rands.

    1598 days ago
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