The Citizen reports that the Merafong municipality has been interdicted from discontinuing the piped water supply to the Blyvooruitzicht mining community and was ordered to come up with a plan to repair the water and sewerage infrastructure.
Judge Jody Kollapen on Tuesday granted the order in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria following an application by residents of the villages surrounding the Blyvooruitzicht gold mine, which was placed under liquidation in 2013. The community turned to the court after the municipality disconnected their water supply on two separate occasions. They argued that the municipality had acted unreasonably, refused to engage with them about the problem and continued to threaten them with the disconnection of their only water supply.
- Read this report by Ilse de Lange in full at The Citizen
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