South Africa: Blue Scorpions Shut Down Constantia Man's Water-Selling Operation

The Department of Water and Sanitation's "Blue Scorpions" have issued Constantia resident Paul Baise with a directive to stop selling water from a mountain stream.

Baise, who has had the local neighbourhood up in arms for selling the stream water by the truckload, particularly during the height of Cape Town's drought, maintains his commercial operation is legal.

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