{"id":44533,"date":"2024-10-25T23:01:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/households-get-free-water-sanitation-20241014\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T23:03:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T21:03:32","slug":"households-get-free-water-sanitation-20241014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/households-get-free-water-sanitation-20241014\/","title":{"rendered":"Households get free water, sanitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hanover Park Backyard households have received water and sanitation services thanks to an initiative by the City of Cape Town\u2019s human settlements directorate. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme is made available to those living on City-owned property in Hanover Park and surrounds. 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