Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape (Makhanda/Grahamstown). E. coli contamination in drinking water discovered in 2015, with officials infamously purchasing R41,000 worth of swimming pool chlorine tablets to treat the municipal supply. In 2020, the Eastern Cape High Court ordered provincial intervention — the first court-ordered Section 139 in SA history. Crisis ongoing as of 2025.
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