A PLUMTREE-BASED organisation, Orphans Friend and Community Development Trust (OFCDT), has come out guns blazing after a Bulawayo-based drilling company allegedly delayed completing a borehole project, thereby affecting the institution’s operations.
OFCDT founder Siqinisweyinkosi Mhlanga told Southern Eye that they paid Global Water Drillers for the borehole drilling services two months ago, but the latter seems to have since disappeared.
“We engaged Global Water Drillers for our solar borehole project and paid them in part for borehole drilling. They were supposed to complete a solar project at a cost of US$2 500 and we paid them US$1 500 as a deposit more than two months ago, but they haven’t come,” Mhlanga said.
“They keep on shifting dates to visit the college for the project. We currently have a water crisis at the college.”
The institution, with an enrolment of 209 learners, is home to a number of orphans drawn from the border town.
“We are now forced to buy water at R50 per 200 litres from a farm that is 3km away. We pay transporters R200 for three drums with a fuel cost of R1 000 per week. The water is not enough for the college. The borehole should come in handy to ease the situation,” Mhlanga added.
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Global Water Drillers operations manager Decent Moyo said they were being delayed by their solar equipment suppliers and promised to complete the project this week.
“We are fully aware of the project, but the challenge is that we were being delayed by our solar equipment suppliers,” Moyo said.
“Now that we have our supplies, we will be able to finish the project either on Saturday or Sunday.”