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In the aftermath of the cholera outbreak in May centred on Hammanskraal that claimed more than 20 lives, there are lingering concerns about the quality of water supplied to the area by the City of Tshwane.

The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional

The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Gauteng has risen to 21, with another death being recorded in the Free State.

The problems date back to about 2008, when large quantities of raw sewage began flowing into the Apies River from the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Works in Tsh

HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (Reuters) - When a cholera outbreak was confirmed in Hammanskraal, just north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, it was hardly a surprise to many of its residents queuing up for handouts of bottles of clean water and soap. | May. 25

When a cholera outbreak was confirmed in Hammanskraal, just north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, it was hardly a surprise to many of its residents queuing up for handouts of bottles of clean water and soap.

By Carien du Plessis HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (Reuters) - When a cholera outbreak was confirmed in Hammanskraal, just north of South Africa's capita...

By Carien du Plessis HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (Reuters) - When a cholera outbreak was confirmed in Hammanskraal, just north of South Africas ...

HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (Reuters) - When a cholera outbreak was confirmed in Hammanskraal, just north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, it was hardly a surprise to many of its residents queuing up for handouts of bottles of clean water and soap.

Fears about who will be next are all that the community of Hammanskraal is worried about following reports of the outbreak of cholera in the area, which led to the deaths of 15 people reported at Jubilee District Hospital this week.