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Dirty water, raw sewage and bad audits: see how your town is doing

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Over the past year, in the lead-up to the local elections, GroundUp has reported from 28 municipalities across the country. We found municipalities failing to supply drinking water, treat sewage, and manage their finances.
More than 800 cases of gastrointestinal illness occurred this month in Bronkhorstspruit within the Tshwane municipality, which also had a deadly outbreak of cholera in 2023 due to its sewage and drinking water treatment failures.
There have also been outbreaks of gastrointestinal illness at Rhodes University in Makhanda and St Albans prison in Nelson Mandela Bay. Although initial investigations by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) suggest the institutions’ internal water distribution systems are to blame, this does not…

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