WATCH | Upgrades to Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant

JOHANNESBURG - Digging Hammanskraal out of its water crisis hinges on getting the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Plant up and running.

Tshwane MMC for utilities and Operations Themba Fosi says this could take years.

R4bn has been set aside to complete the critical project in an area that’s seen the worst of the ongoing cholera outbreak.

Work at the plant stalled due to financial constraints.

eNCA reporter Pule Letshwiti-Jones has more in the video above.