RUSTENBURG HERALD
28 AUGUSTUS 2020 BLADSY 5
DA Councillor Martin Coetzee - Councillor of Ward 17 Rustenburg with the new 3 mega litre Tierkloof reservoir in the background.
DA persistence results in the installation of 3-million litre water reservoir
quite some time. At times the situation was so bad that residents in the area were often stranded without water for extended periods of time.
DA councillors and residents raised the issue with the municipality as far back as 2005, and in 2008 the item was added to the agenda for a new water reservoir to be approved by Council. Unfortunately, there was no further action taken, the DA followed up and continued to put pressure on each administration to address this. In 2017, the issue was raised in council and Rustenburg Local Municipality Mayor Mpho Khunou undertook to make a provision for the reservoir in the 2019/2020 budget. However, due to a downturn in the economy, this could not be fulfilled. The issue was then raised with the National Department of Water which intervened, the work was commissioned in June 2020 and completed on 31 July 2020. The new reservoir has a 3-million litre water capacity and will be able to service the area for many years to come. It is unfortunate that residents had to wait so long to have access to a dependable water supply. The municipality needs to act with urgency when addressing service delivery concerns, instead of waiting for residents to escalate matters or protest, Mr Martin Coetzee, DA Councillor of Ward 17 said. This supply of water will ensure that the community no longer suffers from extended water interruptions. The DA will continue to work hard to ensure that residents receive quality services, Coetzee concluded.
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Following pressure from the Democratic Alliance (DA) and community members, Rustenburg Local Municipality and National Department of Water have developed a new reservoir to supply water to parts of Cashan, the so-called "River area" and Safari Gardens extensions areas.
For years these areas have been plagued by water interruptions, the areas were serviced by a 240-kilolitres steel tank. Due to the increase in the demand for water, water interruptions become a problem which bothered residents for
RUSTENBURG HERALD - RUSTENBURG - Op 14 Oktober 2001, 'n Sondagmiddag, het Edna Piercey - toe 16-jaar oud- by die erf van haar ouerhuis in Oos-Einde uitgestap, op pad na 'n vriendin toe om haar skooltas te gaan haal.
En dis die laaste wat haar familie haar gesien het.
Maar tragedie was nie klaar met die Pierceys nie - agt maande later het Edna se jonger sussie, Blanche, ook verdwyn. Vyf weke later is Blanche se liggaam ontdek; Edna is egter nooit gevind nie.
Die meisie, wat destyds 'n leerder van Hoërskool Grenswag was, se verdwyning word nou weer in die kollig geplaas deur middel van die kykNet-program, Vermis (VIA). Kry volgende week jou Rustenburg Herald vir 'n onthullende onderhoud met die ondersoeker wat na Edna soek, Leon Rossouw.
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