Analysis - Following the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, the City needs to comply with the Public Protector's orders
Following the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal, the City needs to comply with the Public Protector's orders
The spotlight on the cholera outbreak has dissipated, but the lives of many residents continue to be abnormal, as they are now forced to live without clean drinking water, and carry the financial burden of buying purified water to survive.And as far back as 2008, Hammanskraal residents complained about their tap water being discoloured and dirty.
Also some residents are still reluctant to drink the municipal water, whether in the taps or trucked in, as they believe it was water supplied by the City which was the cause of the cholera outbreak, despite no conclusive evidence this was the case.
While most of the residents have given up hope that the promises made during the outbreak will be kept, Gcaleka has given mayor Brink just 60 days to ensure the implementation plan of phase 1 of the Rooiwal wastewater treatment works refurbishment and upgrade project is adopted by the Tshwane council.
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