DA in Tshwane slams ANC for 'playing political games' amid cholera outbreak: The DA in Tshwane has hit back at the Gauteng ANC after claims of “halfhearted co-operation” amid a cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal.
Uys added that upon transitioning from the ANC to the mayoralty of Solly Msimanga, under a DA-led coalition, they had found water quality in Hammanskraal to be “alarmingly compromised”. Tests conducted by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research had showed high concentrations of nitrites, nitrates and“Despite these inherited challenges, the multiparty coalition government has been proactive in addressing the water crisis.
Uys alleged their requests for assistance from the ANC national and provincial governments have been unsuccessful.
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