'We are forgotten': Taps run dry and litter piles up in Thembisa settlement
Frustrated residents of Tswelopele Extension 8 say their pleas to the City of Ekurhuleni for sewerage, electricity and paved roads have fallen on deaf ears
17 June 2025 - 04:30
“We were dumped here and promised milk and honey.” ..
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