President Cyril Ramaphosa has tasked Water and Sanitation Minister Senzo Mchunu with providing recommendations to strengthen governance and management for municipal water and sanitation services. The President has lamented municipalities for the decline in the quality of water and sanitation services.
Residents in Hammanskraal grapple with the cholera outbreak that has left 23 dead in the area. The Department of Health says the death toll from the outbreak stands at 24 including one in the Free State.
President Ramaphosa says there must be full accountability for the deaths of 24 people as a result of the waterborne disease. Ramaphosa has also bemoaned the municipal council’s underspending of infrastructure grants provided by the Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta).
He claims the City of Tshwane failed to act on directives issued by the Department of Water and Sanitation despite warnings of the poor quality of water in Hammanskraal. In 2019, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) found that the water in the area was not fit for human consumption.
Four years later, the community is still plagued by the same challenge. The Department of Health says it’s a race against time to find the source of the outbreak.
Source: eNCA
In other news – Toss Star-struck After Meeting Boity For The First Time
Boity and Toss meet for the first time. The businesswoman shared a video of how the Amapiano singer reacted upon meeting her for the first time in a friendly environment.
In the video, the musician was star-struck; he also melted at her presence as he couldn’t help but smile all through. Toss was also quite dramatic which left viewers laughing hard. Learn more
