City of Cape Town Fails...Falling in open man holes is not their problem!

Last year I fell into a drain (manhole) as the cover had been removed. There was no signage to warn anyone that the cover was actually removed and even after I lodged a claim against the city this hole was not repaired. I was literally black and blue and had a witness and pictures of the injuries I sustained. I immediately went to the pharmacy to obtain some medication for the swelling on my foot and to obtain pain****ers as I had just been retrenched so decided not to go to the doctor and I assumed that it would heal in a few days. This unfortunately did not happened as the injury to my foot lingered for weeks despite taking various pain****ers. Eventually I ended up having to seek medical help and this has resulted in me spending thousands and having to forfeit various opportunities to earn an income due to my incapacity.....After the city has been stringing me along for months they came up with an offer that does not even cover my medical expenses...current or future...or loss of income...what a disgrace! I now have to seek legal advice in order to get them to take ownership and actually cover the injury I sustained. To think that law abiding citizens who pay their taxes are treated this way is disgusting to say the least....watch this space as I do not intend on being silenced. They need to be held accountable!