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GROUNDUP : No relief in sight in Makhanda’s decade-long struggle for reliable water
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Upgrades to the water treatment plant to solve the crisis that started in 2015 are yet to be completed.
- Upgrades to the water treatment plant to solve the crisis that started in 2015 are yet to be completed.
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- GROUNDUP : No relief in sight in Makhanda’s decade-long struggle for reliable water
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