Parys residents call for permanent solution to water woes

Reading Time: 2 minutesWater scarcity has become almost normal in the tourist town of Parys in the Free State. Some residents have been using communal taps for more than five years as the Ngwathe Local Municipality struggles with inadequate infrastructure.
Those with running water and geysers inside their homes have removed them.
69-year-old Dimakatso Tsokolibane lives alone and is forced to pay for water to be delivered to her house.
The community says the water supply is inconsistent; and blames unqualified officials who are placed in positions they know nothing about.
Residents say…