There are growing concerns about pollution in Tshwane’s

Blinkblaarspruit, a key water system that flows through areas such as

Zambezi Country Estate, Bergvallei Nature Reserve, and the

Doornpoort Spruit, before feeding into the Bon Accord Dam.

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Residents and environmental groups have raised alarms over effluent

reportedly entering the stormwater channels — contamination believed

to come from a nearby business. The City’s Environmental

Management Department has already identified the source, and

according to the Democratic Alliance (DA), a directive under the

National Environmental Management Act (NEMA) has been issued to

ensure accountability and remediation.

However, questions remain about how soon corrective action will take

place, and whether the City’s environmental enforcement capacity is

strong enough to prevent similar pollution incidents in future.

We’ll look at what went wrong, how the City is responding, and what

measures are being put in place to safeguard residents’ health and

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