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Unprocessed sewage that is sent to farmers to irrigate their crops with that has caused contamination at Rooiwal wastewater treatment works. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy
AGRICULTURE

‘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

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read
Plastic and other waste pollution along the Hennops River. The sewage pollution of the river affects the water quality of the Rietvlei and Hartbeespoort dams. File photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G
CARIN BOSMAN

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

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read