Ke a leboga. Tona, batho ba borena, Transvaal ka bophara, go t?welela le gona kua go boMpumalanga, ba nwa meetse a dit?hila; Meetse a a t?wa Vaal River. Jwale re be re nyaka go tseba gore ke eng le tlo go se dira go t?wela pele gore taba ye e rarollwe.ka bonakonako; le gore naa go tlo diragala neng. Ka baka la gore meetse a a dit?hila a hlola kotsi mo maphelong a bona. Jwale re be re kgopela gore o re fetole gore ke eng seo o tlogo se dira ka bonakonako gore re rarolle taba ye ya meetse.
Sesotho:
LETONA LA BODULO BA BATHO, METSI LE TLHWEKO: Sotho se
hlomphehang, ntho e nkentseng hore ke eme mona ke arabe ke hore ke amehile haholo ka hore batho ba rona ba tlameha ho fumana metsi a hlwekileng. Ntho e ke e hlalosang ke hore, ha re ne re aha mona Vaal le dibaka tsena tseding kaofela, ha re ka ba ra ela hloko hore tshebeletso ya motheo wa rona ha e ya re lekana.
English:
Our infrastructure only meant for those people who lived there at that particular time and we have grown. The Vaal area and the surrounding areas and the fact that we have taking on waste matter from four different provinces overtime, it has been very difficult to maintain the system.
Sesotho:
Re ntse re tshwarehile ka yona ntho ena jwalo ka ha ke ntse ke tjho hore re etsa bonnete ba hore re ya e hlwekisa hore batho ba rona batlo fumana metsi a hlwekileng. Nka thabela hore le tle le lona le tlo hlwekisa moo, le bontshe hore diofarolo tsena tsa lona ka nnete di a le lekana. [Laughter]
English:
So, I'll be very grateful for your support to come and clean up the Vaal River. Thank you. MR A M SHAIK EMAM: Minister, speaking of pollution, if you take the Paarl area in the Western Cape, and I have a sample for you of the water that our people living in those farms and those farming areas are expected to drink. And, if you see that, you will clearly see the conditions that our people have to live in.
Does national government have the due authority to be able to deal with provincial government to address the challenges that the people face, particularly with the poor quality water which is contaminated and many of those toilets in those public places that are not functioning, the doors are closed and there is no water. It's an absolute mess and if you look at the condition, it is horrendous under which our people are supposed to be living. Can government intervene in these matters at a national level?
The MINISTER OF HUMAN SETTLEMENTS, WATER AND SANITATION: Thank
you very much hon Shaik. Yes, I did indicate in my response that the problem that we are experiencing is that the responsibility over this area rests with the municipality and the province. This is the situation that we have. We want to put to you legislation that will allow us to overwrite that so that we can take over the problems that the Western Cape is unable to solve and ensuring that our people have clean water.
They are very quick to point out when they find other provinces are responsible for water that is not clean. Not only are they polluting water, they are not even providing water to their workers.
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