The polluted stream and wetland in Mpumalanga at Vosman area

Description

Where:At Vosman, Kwa-guqa, Emalahleni, South Africa
What: the polluted stream and wetland at Vosman, Kwa-guqa where the stream and the wetland is polluted with sewerage water and waste material
Where: At Vosman area, Kwa-guqa, N4, Emalahleni Ward 11, Emalahleni local municipality, Nkangala district, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
Impact: the stream and wetland is polluted and the water is also contaminated with the sewerage chemicals and waste materials.
Likely causes:the pollution of the stream is affecting the communities surrounding the Vosman area where the stream and wetlands are.
Other comments: Communities used to use the water for household use, churches used it for baptism, traditional healers for rituals, children used to swim there and that is no more becauseits polluted.

Benchmarks Foundation programme.