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Hammanskraal has experiecing a Cholera ourbreak in contaminated water. Jubilee Hospital is where patients have been admitted. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CARIN BOSMAN

Hammanskraal cholera crisis: It can happen anywhere in the country

With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive

  • Sheree Bega
10 min read
The Jukskei River flows through the City of Johannesburg, including areas that are poorly serviced. Photos: Odd Andersen/Getty Images & Bafana Mahlangu/Gallo Images
CHOLERA

Cholera: Sewage infrastructure failure worsens disease spread

Three cases in Gauteng were imported or import-related from Malawi but the increasing number of locally acquired cases is raising concerns

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read