South Africa was known for its clean water, but not for at least the past two decades. Now that a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal has, at the time of writing, claimed the lives of 17 people and left about 100 ill, the water crisis is making headlines.
outh Africa was long known for its clean water, but not for at least the past two decades. Now that a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal has, at the time of writing, claimed thePeople living in Hammanskraal and surrounding areas have been told by the City of Tshwane not to drink the tap water.
Is this our new normal? Load-shedding is often blamed for wastewater treatment plants not effectively doing their job. Vandalism, theft and old infrastructure are also regularly blamed for the country’s water trouble. She described the Hammanskraal cholera outbreak as “a symptom of two decades of continued sewage pollution and neglect”.
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