The Mail & Guardian witnessed first-hand the struggles faced by residents trying simply to move in and out of the community. After more than three hours on a heavily potholed tar road that ends halfway, the journey continued along a punishing gravel route leading to the village.
The village of uMhlwazi, which sits among the rolling mountains of uMhlumayo in KwaZulu-Natal’s uThukela district, feels...
The narrative highlights a fundamental failure in the delivery of basic services and the implementation of public promises. The suffering detailed is not simply a matter of poor infrastructure but reflects a systemic denial of dignity and safety for an isolated community. The repeated failure of government bodies—specifically the transport and education departments—to deliver promised infrastructure (like the bridge) establishes a pattern of broken accountability. The tension between the emotion...