Tshwane to spend R450 million to upgrade Rooiwal water plant

GAUTENG – The City of Tshwane is setting aside R450 million for the next three years, R150 million per year, to upgrade the Rooiwal water treatment plant following the deadly Cholera outbreak in the Hammanskraal region. Finance MMC Peter Sutton said that the city is allocating the biggest budget possible for the refurbishment. Yesterday, the Gauteng Department of Health said that over 200 patients had been admitted to the Jubilee District hospital, with 48 confirmed cases and 23 deaths due to cholera.