Parts of Makhanda East, where the townships are located, have been without running water for up to nine days, causing outrage among residents.
According to the Makana Municipality, water on the eastern side of town started being restored on Wednesday, with the pumps working at 50% capacity.
Ngeleza said that the municipality has not been communicating with township residents about when the water will be turned off or on, or where trucks will distribute water.
Failing infrastructure Water is supplied to Makhanda through two treatment works: the Waainek Treatment Works and the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works.
When they run out, the Waainek Treatment Works will shut down, and the town will rely entirely on 10 megalitres a day from the James Kleynhans treatment works.
The James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works supplies water to Makhanda east, the poorer side of town.
The problem with the James Kleynhans water treatment works is less about access to water, and more about ageing infrastructure and failed contracts.
The municipality announced that they had to turn off the pumps, wait for the sludge to settle, and install a new pump before starting to turn the water back on, which it finished doing on Wednesday.
A project to upgrade the pumping capacity, from 10 to 20 megalitres per day was announced in 2015, with the project due to be completed by 2017.
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