What does the evidence show?
The Auditor-General reported this and passed on two pollution cases in April 2025.
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eThekwini's sewage works let out wastewater below standard, and some ran without licences.
Council record
eThekwini's sewage works let out wastewater that did not meet the required standards, the Auditor-General found.
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