Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink will give an update on interventions to curb the cholera outbreak.
He’s been invited to address the National Press Club.
Brink accompanied President Cyril Ramaphosa on his visit to Hammanskraal on Thursday.
The president acknowledged the government’s failures and apologized for the lack of safe drinking water.
He blamed it on tenders awarded to the wrong people and promised an urgent turnaround.
The mayor maintains money put aside to rehabilitate the Rooiwal water treatment plant is not enough.
He’s appealed to the Water and Sanitation department for help.
Source: eNCA
In other news – Interesting things to know about Thembinkosi Lorch’s ex-girlfriend, Nokuphiwa Mathithibala
South African soccer star who plays for Orlando Pirates and Bafana Bafana, Thembinkosi Lorch made headlines on Tuesday, 6 June, when he was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend Nokuphiwa Mathithibala.
The former couple made headlines in September 2020 when Sunday World reported that Lorch was arrested for physically assaulting Mathithibala. Lorch – who currently shares a one-year-old baby with actress Natasha Thahane – was arrested on 7 September 2020 and granted immediate bail in the amount of R2 000. Learn More