Municipalities to blame for 'contamination of Vaal river system' – Parliament

A lack of maintenance in sewage infrastructure by municipalities is to blame for contamination into the Vaal River system, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Sanitation said on Sunday. "The Sedibeng District and Emfuleni Local Municipalities [are] at the centre of crumbling current infrastructure leading to contamination of the Vaal River system," committee chairperson Mlungisi Johnson said in a statement. "The committee visited the municipality and the Sebokeng Waste Water Treatment ...