{"id":2236,"date":"2026-03-20T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/clean-water-reaches-1260-households-in-mahehle-village\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:16:47","slug":"clean-water-reaches-1260-households-in-mahehle-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/index.php\/2026\/03\/20\/clean-water-reaches-1260-households-in-mahehle-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Clean water reaches 1,260 households in Mahehle Village"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MISA handed over completed water infrastructure to the Harry Gwala District Municipality. The scope covered siting, drilling, testing and equipping of two boreholes, roughly four kilometres of connecting pipeline to the existing reservoir, solar powered borehole pumps and eleven communal standpipes.<\/p>\n<p>The project serves about 1,260 households, created 24 local jobs and engaged two local subcontractors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"esd-gallery\" data-album=\"Clean water reaches 1,260 households in Mahehle Village\">\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-01.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.1: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-01.webp\" width=\"547\" height=\"424\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.1: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-02.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.2: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-02.webp\" width=\"601\" height=\"420\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.2: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-03.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.3: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-03.webp\" width=\"556\" height=\"412\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.3: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-04.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.4: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-04.webp\" width=\"613\" height=\"419\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.4: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-05.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.5: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-05.webp\" width=\"476\" height=\"399\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.5: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-06.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.6: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-06.webp\" width=\"461\" height=\"402\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.6: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-07.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.7: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-07.webp\" width=\"434\" height=\"395\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.7: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-08.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.8: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-08.webp\" width=\"483\" height=\"387\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.8: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"esd-gitem\"><a href=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-09.webp\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"esd-2236\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Figure 3.9: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/easternseaboard.gov.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/esd-ixopo-09.webp\" width=\"474\" height=\"392\" alt=\"Completed water infrastructure at Mahehle Village, Ubuhlebezwe, handed over March 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"><\/a><figcaption>Figure 3.9: Infrastructure handover, Mahehle Village, Harry Gwala, 20 March 2026<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two boreholes, four kilometres of pipeline, solar pumps and eleven standpipes now serve about 1,260 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