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Cry the soiled country: SA swamped by sewage

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The growing number of raw sewage spills and cases of contaminated water across South Africa is becoming a critical threat to lives, livelihoods - and even the future of small towns. Sonja Boshoff of the National Council of Provinces has fought an epic - 15-year-long - battle in just one of the affected areas in Mpumalanga. The Democratic Alliance (DA) MP warns that a “very big health issue” will “explode” in South Africa if the African National Congress (ANC) government continues to allow municipalities to get away with it. She also guides BizNews through the Government’s recently released interim Blue and Green Drop Watch reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
12 Jun 2023 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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