Some frustrated residents from the Boitekong township are pleading for the African National Congress to intervene on their behalf with sewage running endlessly outside their homes.<\/p>\n
The residents said they have not received assistance from the Rustenburg Municipality which is governed through an African National Congress (ANC)-led coalition.<\/p>\n
ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa and some of the party\u2019s leadership have been in Rustenburg on Wednesday, engaging with community members ahead of the organisation\u2019s January 8 celebrations.<\/p>\n
Green, thick liquid sewage flows in front of John Sithole\u2019s corrugated iron home in Boitekong.<\/p>\n
While Sithole has dug ditches to try and steer it away from his home, the large volume of sewage makes this difficult.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou see there is currently no water so there isn\u2019t a lot of sewage flowing but when the water returns, this area will be full of sewage. I am not sure what to hope for because you cannot live without water, but you also can\u2019t live like this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Residents said they hope the visit of the party\u2019s top leadership willresult in some action towards their grievances.<\/p>\n
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John Sithole, a resident of Boitekong Extension 8, has sewage running in front of his home on 7 January 2026. Picture: Thabiso Goba\/EWN<\/p>\n
RESIDENTS FLAG HEALTH CONCERNS DUE TO SEWAGE SPILLAGE<\/p>\n
Some residents in the township have health concerns following a sewage spill that\u2019s been flowing outside their homes since December 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
They said their complaints to the municipality have fallen on deaf ears.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For Modiri Motimo, getting out of his home means having to carefully jump over the large, green puddle of sewage that has settled in front of his yard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThis situation has really negatively affected us. We don\u2019t have fresh air. Our children cannot play outside freely. We didn\u2019t get to enjoy our December.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Another resident, John Mashaba, said he has reported the sewage spill to no avail.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe children are really struggling because when it\u2019s raining it becomes a problem for them to get to school. They miss out on school and fail.\u201d<\/p>\n
Like most parts in the North West, Boitekong overwhelmingly votes for the ANC with all three of its wards represented by an ANC councillor.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Despite the area currently experiencing a water outage, sewage still flows outside Sithole\u2019s home. <\/p>\n
He said when the water returns, the volume of the sewage flow will increase. TCG pic.twitter.com\/mKHng4uekz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n \u201cThe sewage has been flowing since December. We didn\u2019t enjoy the Christmas holiday. Even at night when we trying to sleep, it doesn\u2019t smell good,\u201d said Motimo.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t have fresh air and our children can\u2019t even go outside to play.\u201d TCG pic.twitter.com\/2n9RRXt9Nz<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n Carla Monyane, resident of Boitekong Ext 8, complained about the persistent water challenges in the area, adding they have RDP homes that don\u2019t have toilets. <\/p>\n EWN has been speaking to Rustenburg communities ahead of the ANC\u2019s Jan 8 celebration in the area. TCG pic.twitter.com\/sQ7VbSK1DQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 7, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n John Mashaba, a resident from Boitekong Ext 8, said the sewage leak in the area has been reported to the Rustenburg Local Municipality however there has been no response. <\/p>\n This community in Rustenburg is hoping to engage with the ANC leaders who are in the town. TCG pic.twitter.com\/XXQX76OHkC<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) January 7, 2026<\/a>