Mankweng businesses still closed due to protest

LIMPOPO – Businesses near the University of Limpopo and Paledi Mallare are still closed after residents in Mankweng barricaded all the streets on Wednesday with burning tyres and stones. They are protesting against water shortage.

Angry residents told CV that it is almost a week without getting water and some decided to buy water from those having private boreholes.

CV Journalist spoke to some of the angry residents

“We have reported the matter to the Polokwane Municipality last week Friday but our request fell on deaf ears.

“We know that our government listen to people if we burn tyres, that is why we disrupted school and businesses today. If they don’t come to us, we are still to burn more tyres during the night and tomorrow morning,” they said.

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