RESIDENTS of Manini near Thohoyandou in Limpopo have condemned the local municipality's plan to demolish 28 houses to pave the way for a road that passes through the village. They say the Thulamela municipality has also refused to compensate those affected. Mulalo Mukondeleli, of one of the 28 affected families, said she was disappointed by the demolition.

Nandoni Dam was supposed to bring water to villages outside Thohoyandou in Limpopo’s Vhembe district, but 10 years after being completed, the dam is a playground for the rich rather than a water source for the poor.