AfriForum criticises government for failing to address the root causes of water pollution [SOUND]

# AfriForum says the government is failing to tackle the root causes of water pollution, blaming broken wastewater infrastructure and weak enforcement of environmental laws. It argues that large-scale clean-up operations won’t solve the crisis while sewage treatment plants continue dumping millions of litres of untreated waste into rivers. AfriForum’s Lambert de Klerk calls for municipalities to be held accountable and for officials to face consequences for failing water systems: