S.A’s Freedom Front Plus has criticised the government’s mismanagement, attributing it to the widespread pollution of water sources

S.A’s Freedom Front Plus has criticised the government’s mismanagement, attributing it to the widespread pollution of water sources. In his reply to a parliamentary question, Water and Sanitation minister, Senzo Mchunu disclosed that during 2022 and last year, 277 non-compliance notices were issued to 61 water service authorities nationwide after blue drop audits were conducted. The FF Plus’s Michal Groenewald says shockingly, 344 sewage treatment plants across 90 municipalities faced critical problems in 2022, with only 50-percent submitting recovery plans despite directives: