At Centurion Lake, the air is pungent with the smell of decaying faecal matter, the fountains no longer play music, and the night shows are unable to attract the crowds that used to keep the restaurants full.
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On Monday, Hammanskraal residents will take the water crisis into their own hands by mobilising volunteers to clean areas plagued by illegal dumpsters.
The problems date back to about 2008, when large quantities of raw sewage began flowing into the Apies River from the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Tsh