The power outages have seen pumps coming to a halt and bringing the threat of water cuts and sewage overflows.
At a high-level meeting this week, the Western Cape government discussed which municipalities were at risk of running out of water and sewage pollution as a result of long stretches of load shedding. Local Government MEC Anton Bredell warned that the biggest concerns facing municipalities were their sewerage and water works that were already under severe pressure, as the lack of electricity resulted in pumps stalling at plants.Get 14 days free to read all our investigative and in-depth journalism. Thereafter you will be billed R75 per month. You can cancel anytime and if you cancel within 14 days you won't be billed.
nickymccain Ventersburg in the Free State has been without water for 3 weeks and yet no one listens to those human rights violations
nickymccain Close to the sh1t hitting the fan?