Sewage crisis chokes South African communities
She pointed to the case of raw sewage allegedly entering the Letaba River in Limpopo, where independent laboratory testing at three sites outside a wastewater treatment plant reportedly classified the water as class IV.
Untreated sewage reaches the Vaal River At the Hartebeesfontein wastewater treatment plant, the delegation was told that the facility had been dysfunctional since December 2025 because of severe inlet blockages.
From the Letaba River in Limpopo to the Vaal River System in North West and Free State, a growing number of communities are grappling with collapsed wastewater systems, with untreated sewage destroying the environment.
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