#PODCAST Urgent meeting on the cards to help address the water crisis experienced in Verulam and surroundings #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - After being left without running water for seven days, frustration and anger is growing amongst residents of Verulam and surrounding suburbs north of Durban. Since the April 2022 floods, communities north of Durban have gone for pro-longed periods of time without water due to infrastructure damage. Almost two years later, and residents are still being left to fend for themselves to the extent that the Verulam Water Crisis Committee was formed. There have also been several protests in the surrounding areas following the past weekend's flooding, with residents calling for accountability. Committee spokesperson, Roshan Lil-Ruthan says an urgent meeting with the relevant stakeholders will be held in the coming days to discuss further action....