Orrin Singh

A key chrome hub, Mozambique's Maputo port stopped receiving cargo as of Thursday morning due to the unrest, as hundreds of trucks, ferrying coal and chrome, remain stranded on the N4 in Mpumalanga.

Truck driver Soviet Chirembwe told EWN how his eighteen-wheeler was looted by a mob of protesters on Thursday afternoon, who stole tonnes of milk from the vehicle.

Speaking to Eyewitness News from the Lebombo border in Mpumalanga, truck driver, Soviet Chirembwe, whose truck was looted on Thursday, said it would take a long time for Mozambique to get its systems back on track for the borders to reopen.

On Saturday, the BMA, together with the South African Revenue Service, reopened the Lebombo border post.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina made the announcement on Monday afternoon at a media briefing in Johannesburg.

Last year engineering firm, Step-Up, was awarded the tender to clear rubble and divert sewage and electricity lines damaged by the explosion, but poor performance saw JRA terminate the contract.

Addressing the media on Monday afternoon, Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina had some harsh words for Gauteng municipalities.

Almost half of all the water procured by Joburg from Rand Water is lost due to illegal connections, leaks and infrastructure issues.

After purchasing terbufos from a street vendor and sending it off for testing, EWN delved into the deadly nature of terbufos, and the pain it has caused its innocent victims.

North West police spokesperson, Sabata Mokgwabone, said the illegal miners were not trapped, they could surface at any time they wished.