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- DA secures four 5,000-litre water tanks for residents of Sekhing, providing urgent relief,
- Government has known about the Ba-Ga Mothibi water crisis since at least 2024,
- The crisis is not a lack of intervention, but a failure to implement promised solutions.
The Democratic Alliance in Greater Taung has secured four 5,000-litre water tanks for residents of Sekhing in Ward 21 of Greater Taung Local Municipality, providing urgent relief to a community that continues to face an unreliable water supply.
The tanks were donated by aQuelle following the DA’s efforts to secure assistance for residents. The DA thanks aQuelle for its support.
However, the people of Sekhing and the wider Ba-Ga Mothibi areas deserve more than emergency relief for a basic service that government is responsible for providing. They need a permanent solution.
The Ba-Ga Mothibi water crisis is not new. Government has known about it since 2024.
In September 2024, the then Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation brought together Phokwane Local Municipality and the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality to address the cross-boundary water supply crisis.
The subsequent National Department of Water and Sanitation intervention identified Sekhing, Upper Majeakgoro and Lower Majeakgoro as communities requiring attention.
Specific interventions were identified, including:
- Refurbishing the boreholes at Sekhing.
- Electrifying the borehole at Upper Majeakgoro.
- Refurbishing the pipeline and pump station in Phokwane.
- Using water tankers as an interim measure.
- Resolving the institutional arrangements for supplying water across the provincial boundary.
Yet, almost two years later, residents are still experiencing the same water crisis.
The problem is not a lack of intervention – it has been a failure to implement.
As part of our Working for All Manifesto 2026, the DA is committed to reinvesting water money into fixing broken pipes, pumps and water systems, and bringing in skilled private companies where municipalities lack the capacity to deliver.