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Stalled R222-million Malonga water project leaves Limpopo villages and clinic dry for two years

Two years dry: hygiene crisis at Vyeboom clinic

By Thembi Siaga • 30 October 2025
Stalled R222-million Malonga water project leaves Limpopo villages and clinic dry for two years

A failed multi-million-rand water project has left seven Limpopo villages and a clinic without running water for nearly two years. Residents resort to buying water and using pit toilets, severely compromising hygiene and health. Officials blame a poorly performing contractor and are seeking a new borehole as a long-term solution.

Failure to complete the multi-million-rand Malonga Water Reticulation Project successfully has left at least seven villages and the Vyeboom Clinic in rural Limpopo near Vuwani without running water for nearly two years. Villagers buy water from neighbours with boreholes and push wheelbarrows with containers to their homes.

The clinic borehole has been dry for two years, said resident Mpho Musera. He sometimes helps the clinic by buying water for its 5,000-litre tank.

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