Delft informal settlement residents say they have no faith in govt's ability to change their lives

CAPE TOWN - Some residents of the Covid informal settlement in Delft said they had no faith in government to change their lives.

It's one of many informal settlements in Cape Town that were formed at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

More than 2,000 households in the area have no access to water or electricity.

As you enter the Covid-19 informal settlement in Delft, there's a strong sewer stench in the air.

Residents told Eyewitness News that because they did not have toilets, people's excrement was dumped on any space they could find.
 
"We use plastic bags and buckets to relieve ourselves. There's nowhere to dump all of that, but in the open. It's unhygienic yes, but we don't have a choice."

Some residents said they would not be voting in the upcoming general elections because they feel neglected by government.