/ 26 May 2023

Hammanskraal cholera crisis: It can happen anywhere in the country

Hammanskraal Water 5
Hammanskraal has experiecing a Cholera ourbreak in contaminated water. Jubilee Hospital is where patients have been admitted. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive

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