By: Lerato Mutlanyane

Police have recovered another body at the Bloemspruit Waste Water Treatment Works earlier today, raising concerns after the first discovery at the facility in July 2025 and prompting investigations into the circumstances surrounding the deaths.

According to reports, at about 09:00 a municipal worker spotted a naked male body floating at the Heidedal waste plant. Police were alerted immediately, and SAPS divers retrieved the decomposed body.

Police spokesperson Constable Maselela Langa said the cause of the incident remains unclear.

“We are requesting members of the public to come forward to assist in identifying the deceased, as his whereabouts are still unknown,” Langa said.

Workers at the plant suggested the body may have been dumped into a drain elsewhere before being carried through pipelines to the sewage dam.

Mangaung Metro Municipality spokesperson Qondile Khedama confirmed that similar incidents were reported in July 2025, as well as in 2023 and 2024.

“Relevant authorities have been contacted, and the matter is being dealt with accordingly. We are calling on the community to assist the municipality in safeguarding public infrastructure so that we can all receive the expected services,” said Khedama.