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Dear MyPE

Sixteen years ago the failing ANC built RDP houses Eluxolweni in Makhanda without flushing toilets. Today the situation is so dire that some people have to relieve themselves in the bush.

Makana Local Municipality have not collected bucket toilets since December 2018 and sewage is flowing into the streets.

Today I did an oversight inspection at Eluxolweni in Makhanda.

I was joined by Solly Malatsi, DA Team One South Africa Campaign Spokesperson, Makashule Gana, DA Team One South Africa Spokesperson for Basic Services, Mlindi Nhanha, EC Premier Campaign Spokesperson, and Jane Cowley, Frontier Constituency Leader.

The residents of this area in the Makana Local Municipality live in RDP houses without flushing toilets.

The failing ANC government has allowed this problem to endure for 16 years, forcing residents to make use of the inhumane bucket system.

The situation is so dire that some residents have to relieve themselves in nearby bushes

One resident told us that over many years workers have come and gone, but that the toilets have never been completed.

DA Eastern Cape Premier Candidate, Nqaba Bhanga and DA Team One SA Campaign Spokesperson, Solly Malatsi, engaging with residents.

In certain areas bucket toilets are overflowing, as the Makana Local Municipality have not collected them since December 2018.

To alleviate this problem, residents clear the buckets at a nearby site. Sewage can also be seen flowing in the streets.

“This is a clear indication that the ANC government does not care about the health and safety of the people of Eluxolweni. The Bill of Rights states that every South African has the right to a safe and healthy environment. These people have been robbed of their dignity” said the DA Eastern Cape Premier Candidate, Nqaba Bhanga,

“Whilst the DA-led coalition governed the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, we eradicated 60% of the 16 000 bucket toilets inherited from the failing ANC government.

This success can be replicated under a DA government in the Makana Municipality.

I have tasked my colleague Jane Cowley MPL, Frontier Constituency Leader, to escalate the plight of the residents of Eluxolweni to the Eastern Cape Legislature in Bhisho” said Bhanga.

Only a DA government can deliver change and manage the honest and efficient delivery of adequate housing, water, electricity and sanitation and, in doing so, build One South Africa for All.

Regards

Nqaba Bhanga
DA EC Premier Candidate

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