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Organisations donate water to Hammanskraal community amid Cholera outbreak

Efforts to curb the spread of cholera continued in Hammanskraal, with various non-profit organisations (NPOs) donating water to the disease-stricken town. The South African Female Biker's Forum visited the area to donate bottled water and hygiene packs for residents. To date, 25 people have died from the waterborne disease, since it was declared an outbreak three weeks ago. Different organisations came out to help the community of Hammanskraal with safe […]

today4 June 2023

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No political will to ensure clean water sources in the country: Greenpeace

Civil society group Greenpeace says that there is no political will to ensure clean water sources in the country. This as Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria as well as the Free State are experiencing a cholera outbreak stemming from contaminated water sources. More than 20 people have died, with scores hospitalised. Government has been supplying the communities in Hammanskraal with clean water using tankers, in the interim. Climate and Energy Campaigner […]

today27 May 2023

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Hammanskraal residents go about their daily lives despite cholera outbreak

Despite plans for a protest in the cholera-hit township of Hammanskraal, Tshwane, the community is going about its business as normal. Residents claim that the protest was never going to materialise because the water problem in the area was not ‘something new’. According to some community members, the protest is often organised by people who want to ‘hijack’ the water challenges for their personal gain. “You know Hammanskraal has been […]

today25 May 2023

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Amnesty International South Africa speak on Cholera fatalities

By Lee-Yandra Paulsen Amnesty International South Africa is urging authorities to act quickly to prevent future cholera fatalities. This comes after 17 people passed away in the Hammanskraal due to the unsafe water supply in the area. Media and Communications Officer (Maternity Cover) at Amnesty International South Africa, Mienke Mari Steytler, spoke to VOC’s Drive Time on Tuesday about the cholera outbreak. “Some news reports have said that residents in […]

today24 May 2023

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Death toll from cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal rises to 12

The death toll from the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria has risen to 12. Laboratory tests were conducted on stool samples of 19 people who went to the Jubilee District Hospital, after showing symptoms of diarrhoea, stomach cramps and nausea. The City of Tshwane is providing water tanks for residents, after they were advised not to drink water coming from their taps. Councillor Rina Marks, a member of the […]

today22 May 2023

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Hammanskraal residents urged to refrain from drinking tap water following diarrhoeal outbreak

The City of Tshwane has urged communities in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria and surrounding areas to refrain from drinking tap water following a diarrhoeal disease outbreak in the area that has killed at least six people. Over 50 others received medical care at Jubilee District Hospital. City of Tshwane spokesperson Selby Bokaba says the city is providing drinkable water through water tankers at informal settlements three times a week. Bokaba […]

today21 May 2023

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Clean drinking water, then we pay our water bills: Irate Hammanskraal residents

The residents of Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria said they were still subjected to smelly and undrinkable water, years after City of Tshwane officials promised to intervene. Last year, a forensic report by the city found that the infrastructure at the Rooiwal wastewater treatment plant was not being maintained and was overstretched. Angry residents from Hammanskraal said they had now resolved not to pay their water bills until they receive clean, […]

today29 January 2023

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