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South Africa: This Eastern Cape Town Only Gets Water for an Hour a Day

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By Marecia Damons Verified
| AllAfrica
Kou-Kamma Local Municipality says it needs R210-million to upgrade and maintain water and sanitation infrastructure. Residents of Misgund say they struggle with an unreliable water supply, with households only getting water for an hour or two a day and sometimes going for days without it. Misgund is a small rural community in the Langkloof, Eastern Cape. The region is known for its apple, pear and peach farming.
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This Eastern Cape town only gets water for an hour a day

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By Marecia Damons Verified
| Daily Maverick Verified
GROUNDUP Kou-Kamma Local Municipality says it needs R210-million to upgrade and maintain water and sanitation infrastructure. Elize Berries, the principal of Twinkle Twinkle Daycare in Misgund, a farming settlement in the Eastern Cape’s Langkloof, says the lack of water means they have to store and refill bottles to flush the toilets. ‘When you open the taps there’s no water,’ she said.
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South Africa: Elections 2026 - This Town Only Gets Water for an Hour a Day

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By Marecia Damons Verified
| AllAfrica
Kou-Kamma Local Municipality says it needs R210-million to upgrade and maintain water and sanitation infrastructure Households in Misgund, a farming settlement in the Eastern Cape's Langkloof, only get water for an hour a day or sometimes go without water for days. Residents say they rely on rainwater, buying water and rationing the little they get from their taps. The tap water is also discoloured.
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