Sewage runs into yards for months

Problem worsens with summer rains, residents say.

- Marizka Coetzer

Residents in the west of Pretoria say sewage from backyard drains overflows onto their properties and streams down the street for months on end.

Booysens resident Magriet Breedt said she didn't know who to contact about the sewage that has been overflowing into her backyard for the past couple of months.

She said it was becoming a major health problem and with summer rains on the way, it would worsen. Then the sewage does not just overflow, it starts piling up.