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eThembeni residents living in excrement: 'We are citizens too'

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  • It's been over two months since a sewage pipe burst, leaving people living in this area to face serious health hazards.
  • Residents have been trying to get the City of Cape Town to help drain out the sewage water that flooded their homes.
  • In it's response, the City of Cape Town says they "cannot be expected to pump out a pond that is not earmarked for human settlement".


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