This is amid the City of Tshwane's call for residents in the area and surroundings to stop drinking tap water.
stop drinking tap waterThe ruling party said it is outraged not only because cholera is a preventable disease, but because the DA-led city of Tshwane continues to trample on the dignity of the people of Hammanskraal and to shamelessly violate their human rights “in the most heartless and inhumane manner”.
Party spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri said the tragedy unfolding in Hammanskraal is a direct outcome of a municipality that has been sleeping on the job and failed dismally to provide clean and safe drinking water. “The ANC commends the decisive interventions by the department of water and sanitation to address the water crisis in Hammanskraal and the Gauteng health department to curb the spread of cholera and prevent further loss of life,” she said.
The spokesperson condemned the DA's “half-hearted co-operation”, saying they are disappointed that instead of joining hands with the provincial and national government to deal with the tragedy, the DA has resorted to its typical “defensive, buck-passing and finger-pointing exercises without accepting any responsibility”.
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