Nightmare living in a park home to make way for dam expansion

Six years later, the upgrades to the dam are complete, yet the families are still living in the temporary units

04 November 2024 - 21:27 By LWAZI HLANGU

Water and sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina has been left fuming at delays in constructing homes for KwaZulu-Natal families who were relocated to temporary residential units to make way for the upgrading of the Hazelmere Dam six years ago...

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