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Bronkhorstspruit water crisis: Tshwane promises sanctions

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Map: Tshwane, South Africa

The City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality has promised to hold those responsible for the water crisis in Bronkhorstspruit to account if negligence or misconduct is established. This latest detail is part of a crisis already covered in several articles on contaminated water and people falling ill, reports Maroela Media.

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Contaminated water in Tshwane

Unchlorinated water in Tshwane made at least 408 people ill and was declared unfit for consumption in Bronkhorstspruit.

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  1. 20 OctDemocratic Alliance seeks prosecution of Tshwane officials after water crisis
  2. 20 OctUnchlorinated water in Tshwane makes at least 408 people ill
  3. 19 OctSouth Africa: 408 water-related illness cases in Bronkhorstspruit
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