Calls for Public Works Minister, Education Department to intervene after municipality disconnects water supply to Maritzburg schools in arrears

Durban – The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has called for an urgent response from the provincial Department of Education over the water disconnections to Pietermaritzburg schools by the Msunduzi Municipality in recent days.

The party has also called on the Public Works Minister Patricia de Lille to ensure that schooling activity is not affected by the disconnections.

Last week as schools reopened many in the KwaZulu-Natal capital, especially in Edendale, Imbali and Sobantu townships found themselves without water as the municipality had disconnected them, citing unpaid bills as the reason behind the move.

This resulted in pupils having to carry water to schools for drinking and sanitation…

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