# The City of Tshwane has partnered with Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni to tackle the rehabilitation of the Kaalspruit Catchment. The metro says that over the years, with rapid urbanisation and the increasing number of informal settlements near embankments, the river stream from Kaalspruit has deteriorated in quality. Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says illegal sanding and sewer mining have also compounded the situation, leading to excessive erosion:
Tshwane, Joburg and Ekurhuleni tackling the rehabilitation of the Kaalspruit Catchment [SOUND]
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