Leaking pipeline leaves villagers in desperate need of water
Residents of Mopipi village in the Boteti West have been battling with acute shortage of water in the last six months.
Nestled on the periphery of Makgadikgadi Pans, just 76 km from the diamond mining town of Orapa, Mopipi is home to 4 115 inhabitants according to the 2022 population census figures.
The water crisis in the village is as ancient as the pans themselves. The situation has however deteriorated in the last couple of years.
Following the drying-up of the village's reliable borehole a couple of years ago, resi...
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In this article:acute shortage of water, Area Councilor, Boteti West, Damtshaa Mines (OLDM), diamond mining town, Jujwa borehole, Kasane/Kazungula Water Networks, Kefentse-Mzwinila, Kumaga, Letlhakane, Lobatse Water Master Plan, Makgadikgadi Pans, Maun Water and Sanitation, Member of Parliament, Michael Molathiwa, Minister of Land Management, Mopipi village, Moshupa Sanitation, National Development Plan (NDP), North-South Carrier 2.2, Ofentse Gabalathane, Orapa, Seronga – Gudigwa Village Water Supply, Shakawe Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation, Slumber Tsogwane, Toromoja, Tswapong South water projects, Vice President, Water and Sanitation, water crisis, Water Utilities Corporation (WUC)
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