DURBAN – Residents of Mayville, south of Durban, said service delivery was a pipe dream to them because they had never experienced it.”What is painful to me is that I live with children, at times I wake up at night due to the stench. I can’t help but to worry about my children’s health.”
Her neighbour Thuli Gumede said their living conditions were unpleasant, adding that something seriously needed to be done.
“Passing by here alone feels like you’re in a toilet, imagine living here in this mess. You wake up with blocked nose at times, worse when you have to eat.”
Community members in the area situated just outside the Durban CBD said their houses were at risk of collapsing as a result of the waste flowing in between them.