{"id":43313,"date":"2023-12-21T05:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/votsho-shack-dwellers-in-harare-khayelitsha-are-living-in-squalor-20231221\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T02:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T00:50:10","slug":"votsho-shack-dwellers-in-harare-khayelitsha-are-living-in-squalor-20231221","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/votsho-shack-dwellers-in-harare-khayelitsha-are-living-in-squalor-20231221\/","title":{"rendered":"Votsho shack dwellers in Harare, Khayelitsha are living in squalor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Votsho shack dwellers in Harare, say they\u2019ve lost hope in the City of Cape Town\u2019s ability to fix a leaking drain in the area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to residents, the problem has persisted for over six months and things are not getting any better.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The City\u2019s Mayco member for Water and Sanitation Zahid Badroodien said there is currently a blockage on the 600 mm sewer main in Welcome Zenzile in Kuyasa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Votsho shack dwellers in Harare, say they\u2019ve lost hope in the City of Cape Town\u2019s ability to fix a leaking drain in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to residents, the problem has persisted for over six months and things are not getting any better. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A concerned resident Nceba Magalela described their living conditions as appalling. 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