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Cilliers Brink, Tshwane Executive Mayor and Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation are holding a media briefing to update the public on interventions in the Hammanskraal water crisis. #CholeraOutbreak

This briefing is a follow-up from last week. twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation, said he was approached earlier this month in Cape Town by Cilliers Brink, Tshwane Mayor over issues on upgrades to the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment plant.

Mchunu said this shows Brink’s willingness to work together. TCG
Senzo Mchunu, Minister of Water and Sanitation, said there is consensus between him and Cilliers Brink, Tshwane Mayor, that the water and #CholeraOutbreak issue in Hammanskraal had become β€œvery urgent” and there needed to be an intergovernmental intervention to resolve it. TCG
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Cilliers Brink, Tshwane Executive Mayor, is hosting a media briefing on the latest water test results in Hammanskraal.

The Pretoria north town has been the epicentre of the #CholeraOutbreak

Brink is joined by several other municipal officials. TCG ImageImage
Cilliers Brink, Tshwane Executive Mayor, says the #CholeraOutbreak has led to a breach of trust between government and communities.

He said they are working hard to mend that trust. TCG
Cilliers Brink, Tshwane Executive Mayor, said the source of the #CholeraOutbreak has still not been found.

He said the city is testing all its water sources.

Brink emphasises that traces of cholera have not been found at the Rooiwal waste water treatment plant. TCG
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There seems to be a lot of misinformation and miscommunication regarding the #CholeraOutbreak in #Hammanskraal, so here is a short 🧡 to help clarify some things.

Buckle up & lets talk about πŸ’§ and πŸ‘₯ and πŸ’©
1/ an overflowing sewage manho...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies diarrhoeal disease as the leading cause of death in developing countries. In πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦, more than 50,000 people die annually as a result of diarrhoeal diseases, and it is one of the major causes of infant deaths in our country.
2/ graph showing causes of inf...
Many communities in πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ are still relying on untreated water from surface resources for their daily supply, and/or have no or limited access to adequate sanitation facilities. These communities are particularly at risk of getting waterborne diseases such as cholera.
3/ Children at a stream
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