A well-known environmentalist has launched a campaign in which he cleans the rivers and streams in Mpumalanga. Jack Magongo launched his project last month at a time when the country grappled with the cholera outbreak that killed more than 25 people in Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The outbreak was identified in Hammanskraal, Gauteng, earlier this year… Continue reading Cholera Outbreak: Environmentalist Cleans River Streams To Help Fight Waterborne Diseases
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National Health Department To Investigate Bushbuckridge Cholera Scare
The National Department of Health is in the process of investigating Mpumalanga clinicians who failed to take specimens of patients who presented with cholera symptoms but simply gave them painkillers. This follows a number of cases that African Times investigated in Bushbuckridge, where water challenges have plagued some townships and villages for months. Residents of… Continue reading National Health Department To Investigate Bushbuckridge Cholera Scare
Fear, Hopelessness In Hammanskraal As Cholera Survivors Pick Up The Pieces
Three factors convinced Nthabiseng Mkase that things were falling apart in Hammanskraal: her six-year-old child was vomiting profusely under the weight of diarrhoea, the local hospital seemed overwhelmed with cholera patients, while sewage spills were overflowing in the streets. It all began two weeks ago when Mkase’s child started vomiting endlessly on a Friday night.… Continue reading Fear, Hopelessness In Hammanskraal As Cholera Survivors Pick Up The Pieces
Ramaphosa Owns Up After SA Deadly Cholera Eruption
PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has owned up to the poor governance, weak management and poor maintenance of infrastructure by his government for disease outbreaks, including the latest eruption of cholera. As of Monday, when his weekly letter was made available, the death tollhad risen to 24. Hammanskraal, north of the Gauteng province is theepicentre of the… Continue reading Ramaphosa Owns Up After SA Deadly Cholera Eruption