Today we visit the Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape internationally famous for the National Arts Festival. It's also where Rhodes University is situated. They have been having a lot of problems especially around water. The town’s mayor blames the problems on old infrastructure and appealed for patience from residents who have been complaining that water shortages are just too much. They go on to day that water pipes burst on a daily basis. To understand what is going on there and how long the problem has been persisting, we are joined by…

Guest: Makaya Dungu - Acting for Engineering and Technical Services at the Makana Local Municipality

Guest: Archbishop Nkosinathi Ngesi – Chairperson of the Makana Concerned Residents Association.

Guest : Jay Kruuse – Director of The Public Service Accountability Monitor at Rhodes University

 

Today we visit the Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape internationally famous for the National Arts Festival. It's also where Rhodes University is situated. They have been having a lot of problems especially around water. The town&rsquo;s mayor blames the problems on old infrastructure and appealed for patience from residents who have been complaining that water shortages are just too much. They go on to day that water pipes burst on a daily basis. To understand what is going on there and how long the problem has been persisting, we are joined by&hellip;
Guest: Makaya Dungu - Acting for Engineering and Technical Services at the Makana Local Municipality
Guest: Archbishop Nkosinathi Ngesi &ndash; Chairperson of the Makana Concerned Residents Association.
Guest : Jay Kruuse &ndash; Director of The Public Service Accountability Monitor at Rhodes University
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