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Local yogis off to India Lusindiso Dibela and Yolanda Ntanyana from the Indoni Dance, Arts and Leadership Academy have been offered an all-expense-paid three-month internship in Yoga training at the Sampoorna Yoga, a teacher training school in Goa, India. The pair, however, have to pay for their flight tickets. To make this happen, a crowdfunding campaign was started on BackaBuddy. Story on page 3. PHOTO: THABANG KUAHO
CONFUSION OVER GROUNDWATER: COULD CONTAMINATE DRINKING WATER
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Peerless Park East resident is dumbfounded after the City of Cape Town apparently told him that water from his borehole contaminates water from the City’s grid. Despite him disconnecting grid water from his toilet, At Grobler says officials who
visited his house were adamant that his borehole water is a danger to other residents. Grobler says he only uses the borehole water to flush his toilet and water his garden. “I had disconnected the meter water supply to my toilet and the tap in the garden. I do not see how this could contaminate grid water,” Grobler says. Despite going from pillar to post trying to
sort the issue out, Grobler remains hopeless. “All I need is an explanation on how my borehole water is a problem,” he explains. Grobler says he is disappointed by how this issue has been handled. “I have been making numerous calls, but the situation has not been fixed,” he says. Mayco member for water and waste, Xanthea Limberg, says water inspectors are in the process of inspecting all registered bore-
hole and well-point users to ensure that alternative water use installation complies with the City’s water bylaw and guidelines. Limberg says all boreholes and wellpoints must be registered with the City of Cape Town. “The City must be notified of the intention to sink a borehole or well-point by completing and submitting an application form.” V To page 2