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On September 13, the department of water and sanitation opened a criminal case against Free State's Nketoana local municipality at Lindley police station for contravention of Section 19 (1) of the National Water Act, Act 36 of 1998.

All four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply and failing sewage treatment plants

A deadly combination of sewage in streets and rivers, and dirty drinking water - or no water - in the taps is common to all four areas where people have died of cholera in the last two months.



While water in the taps is dirty or simply not available, sewage runs in the streets of towns where cholera has led to death, prompting a warning by group of senior scientists of a national health and environmental emergency.

All four towns that have recorded cholera deaths this year have failing drinking water supply and failing sewage treatment plants

Another set of millions of rands will be made available from the department’s 2023/24 budget to repair roads in the province. The new MEC responsible for the department, MaQueen Letsoha...