Residents of Bloemhof in the North West opened a criminal case against former municipal manager Andrew Makuapane following a water contamination crisis that claimed the lives of three babies, AfriForum said on Friday.
“Pollution is a criminal offence and perpetrators must be prosecuted in terms of the law,” provincial co-ordinator Carmea Huysamen said.
On May 30, AfriForum took various water samples in and around the Bloemhof area.
“The results showed that the catastrophe in Bloemhof may not be over yet. Negligence is still causing pollution of the Vaal River and influences all residents living downstream,” Huysamen said.
Since May 25, over 500 cases of diarrhoea have been recorded at health care facilities in Bloemhof, which falls under the Lekwa-Teemane municipality.
Three babies, aged between seven and 13 months, died in Bloemhof during the crisis with their deaths believed to be as a result of contaminated tap water…
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