Randburg charities and non-profit organisations have so far been managing the water shutdown but some are requesting donations of water from the community.
Ann Harding Cheshire Home has its own borehole and fundraising manager Jackie Kyle said they are doing fine. Randburg SPCA however, ran out of running water on July 13 and is requesting fill-ups to any degree for its water tanks (one 6 000-litre tank and another 2 500-litre tank).
“We use the water to clean kennels, drinking water for the animals, and for the staff to wash their hands. So, it’s mostly about hygiene,” said Aimee Baxter a senior administrator – inspectorate department. She especially thanked Stryker Security for bringing 2 000 litres of water. “We were down to only about 25 litres when they came.”
The SPCA is in the process of filling its tanks from a nearby school’s borehole.
Oasis Haven, which has two children’s homes in Robin Hills, ran out of water the day after the SPCA, on July 14. “We do have boreholes at the homes,” said fundraising manager, Qondani Tshuma.
“We also had filled 20-litre bottles of water for drinking and cooking. At this point, I think we are ok and should manage to get through the next 24 to 48 hours.”
Details: Randburg SPCA admin@spca-rbg.org.za; 011 462 1610, 071 684 2842; Ann Harding Cheshire Home annharding@cheshirehomes.org.za; 011 792 3510; Oasis Haven info@oasishaven.org, 011 678 8057.
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