The Free State town where a non-profit does the municipality's work

Lack of power, water crippling residents

05 February 2023 - 00:00
By HENDRIK HANCKE

In the Wilge River just outside Harrismith, Free State, two men cast their fishing lines into the river as three others bait hooks. Directly in front of them, a 300mm pipe gushes raw sewage into the water. The stench is overpowering.

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