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Olifantspoort plant isn’t pumping to Polokwane due to pump failure, says Municipality

Municipal spokesperson, Thipa Selela says technicians are currently attending to the challenge and water will be restored once the problem is fixed.

POLOKWANE – The Olifantspoort Plant is currently running low on capacity and isn’t pumping to Polokwane due to another pump failure.

Municipal spokesperson, Thipa Selela says technicians are currently attending to the challenge and water will be restored once the problem is fixed.

“Affected areas include Ivy Park, Ivy Park Ext 34, Seshego Ga-Chuene, Ga-Maja and Thokgwaneng. The municipality will provide regular updates on the status of the matter,” he added.

Meanwhile, the Ebenezer Plant was loadshed twice yesterday, affecting the city and rural areas but Selela says power was restored and that officials on site have started pumping water.

“Areas receiving water are urged to use water sparingly,” he concluded.

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Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard

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