“It has come to our attention that chemicals used by illegal miners to refine gold were flowing towards the raw water intake at the treatment plant,” said Ngala. “As a precautionary measure, we stopped abstracting water from the canal before any contamination could occur. This decision was taken to protect both our residents and the water treatment infrastructure.”
read more... https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-lowvelder/20260730/281487873146374