11/09/2025
UMasipala weSithili seJoe Gqabi (JGDM) ufuna ukunika ulwazi uluntu lwaseMaletswai, phantsi Masipala waBantu iWalter Sisulu, malunga neengxaki zamanzi ezingapheliyo emva kokuba i-pampu enkulu iphukile eMbindini woLungiso lwamanzi. Ngoku, ipampu inye kuphela yamanzi angaqhubekayo esebenzayo, engaqhubeli imiqulu eyaneleyo ukuhlangabezana nemfuno. Oku kukhokelele kukulahleka rhoqo kwamanzi kwisixeko sonke.
Nangona ezinye iindawo zesixeko zibonakala zinamanzana kuba ziqhagamshelwe ngqo kumgca omkhulu onika izithole zeendawo zokugcina, ezinye iindawo zisemva kakhulu ukunqongophala. Iindawo ezifana ne-Springs, i-Birds Eye View, i-Hilton, i-Joe Gqabi, i-Dukathole, kunye ne-Vula Vala zixhomekeke emanzini avela kwiindawo zokugcina ezifumana amanzi kumgca omkhulu. Ngenxa yoko, ezi ndawo zifuna inkxaso yokuphathwa kwamanzi ngeetanki, ekhoyo ukuxhomekeka emanzini olinganiselweyo ngoku avulwe. Namhlanje, umasipala ukwazile ukunika amanzi kwiNdawo ye-13, e-Springs, nase-Hilton, nangona kungekhona zonke iindawo eziyimfuno zokuba zibe namaziko afanelekileyo emva kokuba amanzi avulwe kwi-pampu. Imizamo yokuphathwa kwamanzi kwiindawo ezichaphazelekayo iya kuqhubeka ngomso, kodwa imeko ihlala ikhutshwa yi-pumping capacity eyancitshisiweyo. Iitanki zamanzi ezithunyelwe zisebenzisa amanzi avela kwimbindi yokulungisa amanzi. Umthombo othe phi wamanzi acocekileyo ukwafaka amanzi kwizithole zeendawo zokugcina amanzi ezikhoyo ngoku malunga ne-15% yomthamo wabo wokugcina kwaye zisebenza ngoxinzelelo oluphantsi. Oku kwenza iingxaki ezongezelelweyo zokugcina umthamo owaneleyo wamanzi
Umhlaba kamasipala uxolisa kwakhona ngokuphazamiseka okwenzekileyo kwaye uqinisekisa abahlali ukuba amaqela okulungisa asebenza ngokungadinwa ukusombulula ingxaki yeempompo. Iingxelo ezintsha ziya kuqhubeka zisasazwa njengoko inkqubela phambili isenziwa.