Emergency phone service launched in Cape Town

Anansa Jacobs
26 January 2012

The City of Cape Town will be launching a pilot project that could possibly improve the water services in informal settlements.

A emergency phone will be unveiled by Cape Town Mayor Patricia De Lille later today in Fisantekraal.
 
The phone will be installed in a central part of the area and will ensure that residents are able to report leaking taps or blocked sewerage pipes.

De Lille's spokesperson Solly Malatsi says, “We’ve realised that residents are not able to contact the city as quickly as possible because they do not have infrastructure for basic services in their communities.”

Malatsi also added that the City would like to install phones in every informal settlement.

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