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May
24
2023
By CATHERINE SCHENCK
South Africans blame city as cholera cases rise

South Africans blame city as cholera cases rise

NEWS
SOUTH Africans blamed their local government for failing to provide clean water as deaths from cholera rose to 15 in the country's most populous province. The health department in Gauteng province declared a cholera outbreak on Sunday in Hammanskraal, an area about 50 kilometres (31 miles) north of the capital Pretoria, in the City of Tshwane. Almost 100 people have been seen at the hospital, and 37 have been admitted to wards, the city government said on Monday, warning residents of Hammanskraal and surrounding areas not to drink tap water. "We are drinking that water, but they don't want to…
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Oct
20
2022
By The African Mirror
South Africa’s biggest cities are out of water, but the dams are full: what’s gone wrong

South Africa’s biggest cities are out of water, but the dams are full: what’s gone wrong

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
SOUTH Africa’s major cities in the Gauteng Province – the country’s economic heartland – are experiencing major water shortages. In Johannesburg and Tshwane taps have run dry, with numerous areas experiencing intermittent supply while some areas have no water at all. The province has metropolitan areas – the City of Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni. All are affected. Rand Water, the water authority for the region, has imposed restrictions of 30%. This will be revisited when the system recovers. Author ANJA DU PLESSIS, Associate Professor and Research Specialist in Integrated Water Resource Management, University of South Africa The last water shutdown…
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