Residents living near the dilapidated Rooiwal wastewater treatment works in South Africa have detailed the difficulties they face due to the pollution. Issues include children falling ill, water tankers not delivering, and farm businesses being ruined by the polluted water. Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink and Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu visited the site and met with community members to address their concerns.
Community members adversely affected by the pollution seeping from the dilapidated Rooiwal wastewater treatment works have detailed the difficulties they have endured while living with dirty water.
Children getting sick, water tankers not delivering, and farm businesses ruined by the polluted water were just some of the issues incensed residents raised this week, following a visit from Tshwane Mayor Cilliers Brink and Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu. Brink and Mchunu's site visits at the dilapidated Rooiwal wastewater treatment works and Klipdrift water treatment works on Wednesday were followed by a meeting with Hammanskraal community members.South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we're about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism.
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