Pateka Maka, a resident of Lyttelton Manor in the City of Tshwane, is living in constant fear that her house might collapse or sink into the ground because of a sinkhole that appeared at the entrance of her yard in December last year.
Compounding her anxiety is that the sinkhole is expanding with each rainfall, and she is uncertain about the rate and direction of the sinkhole’s growth. She fears the sinkhole may be spreading beneath her property and potentially damaging her house's foundation.
“Every time it rains, the sinkhole sinks and if it is raining at night, I can’t sleep,” she said.
The sinkhole has also taken a toll on Maka’s livelihood, as two of her tenants, fearing the ground might swallow them up, opted to vacate their rented…
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Star South Africa (Digital) - 1 Issue, 2025-03-20