{"id":50157,"date":"2024-01-19T15:19:44","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T13:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/riool-stoot-steeds-op-in-wonings-in-matjhabeng-20240119-3\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:44:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:44:21","slug":"riool-stoot-steeds-op-in-wonings-in-matjhabeng-20240119-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/riool-stoot-steeds-op-in-wonings-in-matjhabeng-20240119-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Riool stoot steeds op in wonings in Matjhabeng"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vir meer as \u2019n jaar het die beloftes om die Matjhabeng-munisipaliteit se rioolramp op te los, onvervuld gebly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die rioolramp van 2022 wat Matjhabeng in die raadsvergadering verklaar het, is steeds vir baie inwoners \u2019n werklikheid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wyksraadslede moet daagliks \u2019n beroep op amptenare doen om na mense se huise te gaan om riool uit hul huise te pomp of om hooflyne in die straat te oop te maak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sommige inwoners in Wyk 35, Uitbreiding 2 Rheederpark moes hul huise ontruim omdat hulle nie met die reuk kon saamleef nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_49c354bb\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8928\/6049c611526c419b9ed1c37f0a785f32.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/a9869775bdc946b3a370425bac241c28.jpg\" title=\"Ontstoke inwoners moet daagliks \u2019n beroep op die munisipaliteit doen om na mense se huise te gaan om riool uit hul huise te pomp of om hooflyne in die straat te oop te maak.Foto: Verskaf\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Ontstoke inwoners moet daagliks \u2019n beroep op die munisipaliteit doen om na mense se huise te gaan om riool uit hul huise te pomp of om hooflyne in die straat te oop te maak.Foto: Verskaf<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Hulle kon ook nie behoorlik toegang tot hul huise kry weens die rou riool in hul erwe nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"left\" id=\"embed_24223c0e\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8928\/ebae38e07fc24870a50e002dfbb4503a.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/vistanews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/3dbdec4a20bc47b1b7cb18e2befdb857.jpg\" title=\"Inwoners word gereeld deur riool wat in hulle toilette opstoot gekonfronteer. 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