Frustrated Thaba Bosiu residents without water for over a decade

Phuti Mosomane and Tlholohelo Mosala

Every five years, residents at the small village of Thaba Bosiu in the Eastern Free State province, like the rest of the country, go to the polls to vote for a government with the hope that they will get just one thing; running water.

But 30 years down the line- water remains a pipe dream. We visited the area in Qwaqwa to investigate how the community has been coping without the supply of clean water into their homes.

Upon arrival, we met a community member Nthabiseng Moloi who said that her 14 year old daughter has never seen water coming out of the taps since birth.

Simone Molaba, a 70 year old resident, said the situation is bizarre given that QwaQwa has an abundance of water. But he blames the government for ignoring their plight, and said it is for this that he has since