Times Of Swaziland: CRY FOR HELP TO EWSC

CRY FOR HELP TO EWSC
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The Editor on 23/01/2019 08:30:00


Sir,
This is a cry for help to the Eswatini Water Services Corporation regarding the
state of water in Manzini.
I will be specific and speak for Fairview North, Manzini where I reside as I am
not sure if the other residential areas within Manzini have a similar problem.
The water is brown, initially we thought this was a temporary problem and that
Water Services was dealing with this matter.
Brown
It is now going on for months that the water coming from the pipes is brown.
Is this healthy for human consumption? Will this not affect residents’ health
in the future?
No communication or apology has been seen or received from the Water Services
Corporation.
Pay
Are we seriously expected to pay for this dirty water? We might as well fetch
water from the local Mzimnene River, which is exactly the same as the water
coming out of Water Services pipes.
Is this because we do not have any big shots residing in our areas thus the
reason for the blind eye being turned.  If important people resided in this
area, we would have seen action immediately.
Dirty
The Constitution of Swaziland gives every citizen of Eswatini the rights to
water and sanitation.  Is this the right, dirty water?  By the way it is not
free, we pay for it.  We are basically paying for dirty water.
Water Services, get your act together and ensure this problem is fixed as soon
as possible.
Regards
Water Consumer