The Randfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday fined the Rand West City local municipality R10m for contravening environmental laws
Randfontein AfriForum chair Matiam van Vuuren, who complained about the sewage spillage into water resources in the area. The Randfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday fined Rand West City local municipality R10m for contravening the National Environmental Management Act.The Randfontein magistrate's court on Tuesday fined the Rand West City local municipality R10m for contravening the national environmental management Act .
The municipality entered into a plea and sentence agreement with the state. It pleaded guilty to failure to comply with the provisions of the water use licence and failure to manage the untreated waste water from spilling into water resources in the area including Elandsvleispruit and Rietspruit.
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