The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) will appoint contractors to unblock sewer systems that flow into the Vaal River.
According to the department, the 18 contractors to be hired on an emergency basis will accelerate the "protracted" seepage of raw sewer into the Vaal River as well as local households in the area, particularly in the Emfuleni Local Municipality.
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