EFF, ActionSA trade blows over Bronkhorstspruit water crisis
The City of Tshwane is facing a public health crisis after a water treatment plant operated without chlorine for three weeks, causing hundreds of gastrointestinal illnesses. Political tensions have escalated as the EFF demands the resignation of Mayor Nasiphi Moya, while the city faces scrutiny over its infrastructure and debt management.
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This highlights the critical intersection of municipal service delivery, public health safety, and political accountability in South African local government.
The City of Tshwane’s multiparty coalition government erupted on Wednesday as the EFF and ActionSA pointed fingers at each other over accountability for the Bronkhorstspruit water crisis .
The fallout follows investigations revealing that the Bronkhorstspruit water treatment works operated without chlorination between September 24 and October 14 due to severe chlorine supply shortages.
The failure resulted in contaminated water that left hundreds of residents ill. More than 400 cases of gastrointestinal illness have been reported in the area since early this month, with most affected patients being children under the age of four.
Though Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya , of ActionSA, has acknowledged the city’s negligence, the crisis has drawn fierce public backlash.
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