‘Criminal’ that Rooiwal’s upgrade comes at the cost of lives
/ 14 June 2023

‘Criminal’ that Rooiwal’s upgrade comes at the cost of lives

Farmers in the Apies River area decry the damage pollution from the defective wastewater treatment plant has done to their farms and livelihoods

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Portable treatment plant to supply drinking water to Hammanskraal by March next year
/ 5 June 2023

Portable treatment plant to supply drinking water to Hammanskraal by March next year

The Rooiwal wastewater treatment works is set for a R4 billion upgrade

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SA hit by a ‘tsunami of sewage’
/ 2 June 2023

SA hit by a ‘tsunami of sewage’

The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional

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‘No threat of cholera infection from Rand Water supply’
/ 29 May 2023

‘No threat of cholera infection from Rand Water supply’

The utility assures people they use chlorine to disinfect water taken from Vaal River, making it safe to drink

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State capture accused Edwin Sodi in R100m Free State toilet scandal
/ 26 May 2023

State capture accused Edwin Sodi in R100m Free State toilet scandal

The alleged fraudster also implicated in the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak is linked to a project that was to have replaced bucket toilets

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Hammanskraal cholera crisis: It can happen anywhere in the country
/ 26 May 2023

Hammanskraal cholera crisis: It can happen anywhere in the country

With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive

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Poisoned: Tshwane’s boreholes, taps and soil
/ 27 November 2021

Poisoned: Tshwane’s boreholes, taps and soil

Foul water runs out of Hammanskraal’s taps and farmers can’t grow crops because the City of Tshwane’s Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant contaminates the soil and groundwater

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Behind the scenes: municipalities face a rocky five years
/ 25 November 2021

Behind the scenes: municipalities face a rocky five years

No clear winners after weeks of jostling for 160 hung municipalities

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