In response to questions from Our Burning Planet after the death of Rashnie Baijnath, the eThekwini Municipality confirmed that tap water in the Birchwood area, west of the city, ‘does not meet acceptable standards for human consumption’.
by Tony Carnie, Daily MaverickDurban mother dead, scores sick with diarrhoea as polluted tap water confirmed by Tony Carnie, Daily Maverick August 21, 2022 The grieving family and relatives of a Durban mother — who died after a severe bout of diarrhoea — have been left wondering whether she would still be alive if municipal officials had acted faster to warn the community and rectify the source of polluted tap water in Mariannhill.
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