The North East District Council (NEDC) councilors have reportedly given Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services Minister Prince Maele ‘one last chance’ to honor their invitations. Civic leaders have charged that Maele has been ignoring their pleas to come and address the NEDC about the severe water shortage in the area. However, councilors have claimed that the minister has been ignoring their requests and now they are planning to take the matter further. NEDC chairperson Florah Mpetsane admitted that water scarcity in her district has reached alarming levels. “The eastern bloc that comprises of villages of Senyawe, Tshesebe, Tsamaya, Ramokgwebana, Mabudzane and others within the vast northeastern part of the country is the hard hit area,” confirmed Mpetsane. She said as a result they have been inviting the minister to come and address the council about the water crisis. However, she could not be drawn into confirming or denying suggestions that the council has taken a decision to report Maele to the Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi for non-performance. “We have written a letter of invitation to the minister once again. And we remain optimistic, as the NEDC, that the minister will come and address the civic leaders about the water…