Bronkhorstspruit resident Nicky Sibanda says her one-year-old son had to be treated for diarrhoea after drinking the discoloured tap water. Photo: Warren Mabona
Zithobeni resident Nicky Sibanda said she and her one-year-old have no choice but to drink the discoloured water from their tap. She has had diarrhoea and stomach pains for days and she suspects it is the water.
Zithobeni, a township near Bronkhorstspruit, where she lives has been battling poor water quality, contamination risks, and supply disruptions due to ageing infrastructure and plant failures.
Tshwane’s Green Drop overall score for wastewater treatment are below 34%.
At the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) public inquiry into water failures by Gauteng municipalities held in May, it emerged that the…
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