SA water affairs minister angry over water thefts

2008-12-05 05:53:11

Far left is SA water affairs minister Lindiwe Hendricks personally issuing summonses to businesses for 'stealing water from the rivers' Here she's reading the riot act to Picco Diamond concession manager Philip Pikwane, 2nd right, with her provincial manager Louis Snyder explaining the summons. "This mine is making a neat profit because they are also not paying taxes, besides stealing water. This is intolerable,' the minister said - ordering the concessions closed down.

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