{"id":269886,"date":"2025-09-11T13:46:43","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/?p=269886"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:50:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T11:50:11","slug":"mening-hoe-het-kimberley-so-siek-geword-van-vyfsterstad-na-rioolgat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/mening-hoe-het-kimberley-so-siek-geword-van-vyfsterstad-na-rioolgat\/","title":{"rendered":"MENING | Hoe het Kimberley so ‘siek’ geword; van vyfsterstad na rioolgat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kimberley, onder beheer van die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit, is willens en wetens toegelaat om terminaal siek te word. Riaan Pienaar<\/em>* beskryf hoe di\u00e9 hoofstad van die Noord-Kaap nog ‘n siek stad is – een wat 33 jaar gelede met ‘n vyfster beroepsveiligheidsgradering bekroon is. Dit was ‘n prestasie wat deur slegs twee ander munisipaliteite in die land behaal kon word en het vereis dat hulpbronne en bates voortreflik bestuur word. Hy gee sy mening oor hoe Kimberley so “siek” geword het:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kimberley het drie riool-vleie: die een by Platfontein op pad na Barkly-Wes wat reeds etlike jare bestaan; Kamfersdam wat nou al so deur rou riool besoedel is dat die duisende klein-flaminke wat daar gebroei het, moes vlug; en ‘n nuwe een wat naby die lughawe vorm aanneem omdat Greenpoint se suiweringswerke nie meer werk nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Flamingoes
Pienk volwasse flaminke vlieg in 2020 oor ander volwassenes en jong gryskleurige kuikens op Kamfersdam. Vroe\u00ebr jare was die duisende flaminke ‘n groot toeriste-aantreklikheid. Tonele soos di\u00e9 bestaan nou slegs op advertensiepamflette. Foto: Ester van der Westhuizen-Coetzer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Van \u00e1l die dienste wat ‘n munisipaliteit lewer is die wegvoer van menslike afval die allerbelangrikste. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die afwesigheid van al die ander dienste – watervoorsiening, paaie, stormwaterstelsels, vullisverwydering, elektrisiteit, beskermingsdienste – behalwe in ‘n mindere mate openbare gesondheidsdienste – is nie so lewensbedreigend soos ‘n rioolstelsel wat buite werking is nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wat gaan jy maak as jy nie meer jou toilet kan gebruik nie?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Platfontein\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sover vasgestel kon word, word die riool-vlei by Platfontein vanaf ‘n stukkende rioolpyp in Galeshewe, Kimberley, gevoed. Toe die watervlak die pad na Barkly-Wes oorstroom het, is di\u00e9 gedeelte van die pad herbou, maar die lekkasie is nie herstel nie. Skoon water het darem ook in die vlei beland toe die pyp wat water vanaf die Riverton-waterverwerkingsaanleg vervoer, gelek het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Een van die voertuie wat ‘n paar jaar gelede in die riooldam by Platfontein beland het toe die watervlak tot teen die teer geklots het. Foto: Argief<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Kamfersdam\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Die Homevale-rioolsuiweringswerke is veronderstel om die grootste gedeelte van die stad se afvalwater tot die voorgeskrewe standaard te suiwer om storting in die Kamfersdam toe te laat. Hierdie water was vir baie jare heeltemal geskik om die bekende versameling klein-flaminke te voed en te onderhou. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nou werk meeste van die belugtingsdamme nie en is met digte gras oorgroei. Rou riool vloei direk in die pan, wat ‘n ekologiese ramp veroorsaak het. Die dam is so oorstroom dat die vuil water die Transnet-spoorlyn bedek en buite aksie gestel het, met ernstige ekonomiese gevolge.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In April vanjaar het die DA ‘n klagte by die Menseregtekommissie ingedien oor ‘n sloot wat rou rioolwater vanaf ‘n stukkende pyp verby die Homevale-rioolwerke direk in Kamfersdam stort.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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‘n Besinkingsdam by die wanfunksionle Homevale-watersuiweringsaanleg wat in onbruik is. Foto: Charn\u00e9 Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Greenpoint\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Die pyp wat die versamelde erioolwater na die Greenpoint-rioolwerke vervoer, het maande gelede gebreek met die gevolg dat die riool nie die werke bereik nie, maar die veld instroom. Om te verhoed dat die water die myngebied binnestroom, het die mynmaatskappy ten duurste met swaar masjinerie ‘n twee meter ho\u00eb grondwal gebou. Nou vloei die rioolwater na ‘n nuwe vlei op aangrensende plase. Van hierdie werke se belugtingsdamme is, net soos di\u00e9 by Homevale, toegegroei met lang gras.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pompstasie\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pompstasies word gebruik om rioolwater ho\u00ebr op te pomp wanneer daar nie gravitasie is nie. Hierdie pompstasies is nie veronderstel om aanstootlik te wees nie en is daarom dikwels in of naby woongebiede gele\u00eb.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dit is ook die geval met die pompstasie in Hillcrest<\/a>, ‘n gegoede woonbuurt. Maar die pompstasie is nou reeds vir maande buite werking, met munisipale amptenare wat skynbaar geen ag slaan op die inwoners se volgehoue klagtes nie. Omdat die pompe nie werk nie, vloei die rou rioolwater vryelik die veld in, naby talle huise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die feit is dat, indien die pyp na die pompstasie afgesluit sou word om die oorstroming te staak, die rioolwater tot so ‘n mate in die pype kan opdam dat toilette en baddens nie gebruik kan word nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minister se werkspan\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So ver terug as 28 Julie 2023 verklaar die departement van water en sanitasie dat minister Senzo Mchunu <\/a>‘n werkspan aangestel het om die Sol Plaatje-munisipaliteit se water- en sanitasie-uitdagings op te los.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Senzo
Senzo Mchunu, minister van water en sanitasie. Foto: Verskaf <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dit n\u00e1 ‘n vergadering tussen hom, die Noord-Kaapse premier, dr. Zamani Saul, en die plaaslike munisipaliteit die vorige dag en omdat die munisipaliteit nie uitvoering kon gee aan die opdrag om die storting van rou riool in Kamfersdam en Platfontein te staak nie. Geen verslae oor die werkspan se werk kon opgespoor word nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hofbevel\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Na aanleiding van eise deur die eienaar van die plaas waarop Kamfersdam gele\u00eb is, het die Noord-Kaapse hooggeregshof in Maart 2024 ‘n bevel <\/a>uitgereik met stappe wat deur die munisipaliteit gedoen moes word om die Homevale-rioolsuiweringswerke te herstel en die storting van rou riool in Kamfersdam te staak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Een van talle dooie watervo\u00ebls wat in Kamfersdam gevind word. Foto: Verskaf <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Omdat hierdie bevele nie behoorlik nagekom is nie, het die eienaar ‘n saak van minagting van die hof teen die munisipaliteit en die munisipale bestuurder aanhangig gemaak. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die hof het op 24 Maart onder meer gelas dat die munisipaliteit nie later nie as 30 Mei ‘n verslag indien oor die vordering gemaak met die staking van rioolstorting in Kamfersdam; en dat die verslag inligting moet bevat oor die stappe wat tot 20 Mei gedoen is om te verseker dat geen onbehandelde riool of afvalwater met ‘n e.coli-inhoud<\/a> wat die wetlik voorgeskrewe perk oorskry in enige gedeelte van Kamfersdam of die plaas waarvan dit deel uitmaak, gestort word nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die verslag is op 30 Mei ingedien. Daar is ‘n gedeeltelike verbetering in die gehalte van die water wat in die dam gestort word, maar nog nie naby die voorgeskrewe standaard nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besoek van adjunk-minister van water en sanitasie\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Die DA-adjunkminister van water en sanitasie, Sello Seitholo<\/a>, het op 22 Julie Kimberley besoek, waarskynlik in reaksie op klagtes oor die stad se rioleringsprobleme. Hy was sekerlik nie be\u00efndruk deur die afwesigheid van die uitvoerende burgemeester, munisipale bestuurder <\/a>en lede van die burgemeesterskomitee nie. N\u00e1 sy besoek aan Homevale en Greenpoint se suiweringswerke is daar hoop dat hy dringende stappe gaan doen om die situasie aan te spreek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Kamfersdam\"
Sello Isaac Seitlholo, adjunkminister van water en sanitasie, praat met Ester van der Westhuizen-Coetzer, Ekapa-myn se omgewingspesialis en beskermheer van die kleinflaminke op Kamfersdam-pan. Foto: Charn\u00e9 Kemp<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Redes vir verval\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hoe is dit moontlik dat ‘n vyfster-munisipaliteit binne drie dekades ‘n rioolgat kan word? Daar kan baie redes wees: kaderaanstellings, swak bestuur, verkeerde prioriteite, swak advies, politieke inmenging deur leke-politici, onkunde, gebrekkige opleiding, onetiese ingesteldheid en blote agterlosigheid.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die verskoning waaragter altyd geskuil word, is geldtekort. Maar in Kimberley se geval is die watervoorsiening net so afgeskeep as die rioolsuiwering, met die gevolg dat 64% van die gesuiwerde water verlore gaan. Dit is sowat R120 miljoen per jaar wat toegelaat word om weg te spoel. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hoe kan ‘n geldtekort in hierdie omstandighede as ‘n verskoning aangebied word?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wat nou?\n<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hoe kan ‘n stad wat so siek is, weer gesond gemaak word? Beslis nie deur dieselfde mense wat die siektetoestand veroorsaak het nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daar moet besef en onthou word dat riolering die heel belangrikste munisipale diens is waarsonder ‘n gemeenskap nie kan oorleef nie. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die staat moet die gebrekkige rioolsuiwering as ‘n noodgeval van die hoogste prioriteit identifiseer en verantwoordelikheid vir die herstel aanvaar. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Die departement van water en sanitasie beskik ook nie oor die nodige kundigheid en of kapasiteit nie en sal van die private sektor gebruik moet maak om die hele proses van herstel oor te neem. En daar \u00eds geld vir dit. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wat is die noodsaaklikste: Om die politici se praatgebou teen R4,4 miljard te herstel, of om lewensbedreigende, stukkende rioolstelsels weer aan die werk te kry?\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • *Pienaar is ‘n afgetrede munisipale amptenaar met meer as 50 jaar ervaring. Hy was onder meer stadsklerk van die voormalige Kimberley-stadsraad, en president van die Instituut van Stadsklerke van Suid-Afrika.<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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    Die oorvol Kamfersdam – weens rioolwater wat daarin vloei – het reeds die treinspoor oorstroom. Foto: Helena Barnard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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