By AGISANANG SCUFF
17 November 2025- The executive mayor of the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, Motseokae Sense Maje, has strongly condemned an incident of vandalism that happened at the Pudumong Water Treatment Plant in Taung. Maje said the incident took place in the early hours of Thursday, 13 November 2025.
“It is reported that the security guards were on their routine patrols when they discovered that the door of the sub-station was wide open. Upon investigating, they found a man hiding next to the water pipes inside the substation.
“He was found in possession of the generator cables. The suspect was apprehended and handed over to the police. We condemn the incident. Incidents of vandalism of the water infrastructure within the district seem to be a norm,” he said.
Maje further said what is of concern is that such acts affect their ability to provide water to communities. He added that they are even forced to use money that was not budgeted for to repair what was damaged.
“Fortunately the incident in Pudumong, did not affect the provision of water to the residents. Meanwhile the police are investigating a case of theft and malicious damage to property,” he added.
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