Water shutdown to affect commuters in Polokwane and Seshego

POLOKWANE – The organising committee that will lead a march from Seshego to Polokwane said no vehicle using Landdros Mare Street will be able to get into the city centre on Wednesday (October 26).

Residents in Seshego have agreed to a total shutdown following a prolonged outcry over the ongoing water crisis in Polokwane and Seshego.

The Seshego Polokwane Taxi Association (SPTA) confirmed that their operations will be halted tomorrow only as taxis will ferry older persons from the Seshego Circle Centre to the Polokwane Municipality from 06:00.

SPTA spokesperson Ally Mothiba told the Polokwane Observer that the community lodged a formal request to the association for support, to which they agreed.

“We will support the community by providing transport,” he said.

Social media platforms are ablaze with posts about the protest with requests by locals for all affected residents in Polokwane to join.

Business owners in Seshego have also agreed to join the march.

A resident designated to handle media queries, George Thembo told the Observer that marchers will be using Landdros Mare Street as a hub into Polokwane from Seshego. “No vehicle will be able to enter the CBD,” he said.

Thembo said top of their memorandum of demands is for the municipality to fix the inconsistent supply of water and for residents in Seshego to pay a municipal flate rate as in Mankweng.

“Residents have been receiving questionable municipal bills. How can I owe R20 000 a month when I stay alone?” he asked.

Thembo added that should the municipality not respond within the requested period, support from neighbouring associations such as the Mankweng and Flora Park’s taxi associations will be gathered, if the need arises.