Cape Talk, Tuesday night

We are just going to say, oh, nothing is going to change. I refuse that. That I am not willing to take. Linda, water crisis. Hi. Hi, Tabu. In 87 days in our area, we've had 30 days of no water, 17 days of intermittent water. And yes, this is the point. The sewage is being affected because obviously there's not enough water to flow it. And I'm not living in an area.

That is, I live in a block in Joburg where Westcliff is one of our suburbs, Coronationville's another one, Melville's another one, Green Side, and Emmarentia. We don't have water, we don't see water trucks, we see nothing. It's up to us to do. And what I'm saying to you, Tabo, in a mature democracy, this guy from Joburg Water earns $40.

4.5 million Rand a year. He owns more than Mr. Ramapaza. Why the hell has he not been fired? On top of which, we are now starting to lose power. So, if we've got water, we don't have power. But if we've lost power, then we lose water because the pumps haven't pumped. This is what we are living with. We are frustrated. There were marches. People did march on Saturday. The officials don't come. The last time, Lusoufi and his gang.

And I put it and his gang. We had a march. He drove past us and told us we must go and meet him at Judas Park where he could control the situation. He wouldn't talk to us on the street. He would not talk to us on the street. And that I have a problem with. People apparently walked into a Joe Berg office yesterday with their buckets to say, come, where's the water? Give us water. And they can't help you. They can't help you. So I

Saying to you, the account, if the ANC had any idea what to do, they would have fired City Power, they would have fired the guy from Joburg Water this week, and people might actually support them. But at the rate it's going now, whoa, I don't know who's going to win the election, but I don't think it's going to be the green and gold. And you know, it's a problem. So, so, Linda, one I must commensurate with you because.

It can eighty seven. I mean, when you say eighty seven, is it water throttle? Do you get intermittently or d is there dry taps? Are you talking about dry taps for eighty seven days? Dry taps dry taps. So between August and now between August and now, we've had thirty days of dry taps. Dry taps. How are you living? How do you it's it's a problem. You've got to empty your pool if you have a pool. If you don't have a pool, you've got to go and buy water.

I mean, literally go and buy the water. People don't have that, Tabu. It could be your taxi fare that you are paying to get water. And then, on top of which, when they do bill you, they send these exorbitant bills. I don't know what we're paying for air, I'm sure, but it's just and it's starting to affect people's mental health. It does start to affect their mental health. Linda, thanks for that. I genuinely feel.