Our water is full of sewage - we can vote to fix it

More than half of the municipalities in the country are failing to treat drinking water properly.

| By GroundUp Video Team | 2 min watch

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Daniel Steyn
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Masego Mafata
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Daniel Steyn
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Daniel Steyn
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Masego Mafata
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Jared Whitfield

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TOPICS:  Sanitation Water

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