The human rights organisation says it's appalling and unacceptable that people are succumbing to cholera in 2023. ECRNewsWatch Cholera
The human rights organisation says it's appalling and unacceptable that people are succumbing to cholera in 2023, adding that the disease is preventable and can be easily treated.
Amnesty’s Mienke Steytler says the Department of Water and Sanitation must urgently work with municipalities, as well as the Department of Health, to take immediate action to ensure that water across the country is safe for usage and consumption. Fifteen people, including a three-year-old child, have died and more than 30 people are being treated in hospital.
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