Girl, 6, drowned trying to get water from hole - DA
18 January 2017
Free State - A 6-year-old girl drowned in an uncovered hole which was filled with water in Cornelia on Saturday because the Mafube Municipality had not delivered basic services, the DA said on Wednesday.
Adele Mosia, DA councillor of the Mafube Municipality, said in a statement that the had girl tried to get water from the hole because there was no readily available water in the area.
According to Mosia, the water started running low on Friday, and by Saturday it had run out.
"This is the sad reality faced by our people because the ANC government fails to deliver the basic services our people need to live a life of dignity," she said.