Louis Thabethe, the mayor of Lekwa Local Municipality in Standerton, said he had already started repairing the leaking sewerage plants polluting the Vaal River before the court fined the council an astronomical R70 million.
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The DA in Mpumalanga has accused Thaba Chweu officials of contempt of court after they allegedly failed to abide by a court ruling to stop sewage spilling into a river since 2011.
Almost two-thirds of South African municipalities responsible for supplying drinking water to residents are either failing to provide water that meets the minimum drinking standards, or are simply failing to test the water they supply.