By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on IOL
Residents of Ekangala, South Africa, say they lack drinking water after a warning linked to bacterial contamination in the Bronkhorstspruit water system, in the City of Tshwane municipality. Authorities recorded 408 cases of gastrointestinal illness between 7 and 18 October, mainly among children under four, IOL reports.
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Unchlorinated water in Tshwane made at least 408 people ill and was declared unfit for consumption in Bronkhorstspruit.
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The Tshwane municipality will strengthen water supplies by tanker after 408 residents fell ill following water contamination, mainly children under four. Tests detected several pathogens and high levels of bacteria in the water, according to South African health and municipal authorities.
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More than 500 people have been treated for gastrointestinal problems in South Africa: 408 residents near Pretoria and at least 111 students at Rhodes University. Authorities link the cases to water-quality problems, including at a station that supplied unchlorinated water for nearly three weeks, Africanews reports.
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The City of Tshwane is asking residents and businesses in central Pretoria to boil tap water before drinking it, after contamination linked to the Findlay Reservoir. The measure also applies to neighbouring areas and follows several health alerts in the metropolitan area, according to IOL.
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South African athletics federation accepts James Moloi’s removalAthletics South Africa has accepted the recommendation to remove its president, James Moloi, who is accused of misusing the organisation’s credit card. World Athletics is also calling for an overhaul of the federation’s governance and statutes, Daily Maverick reports.
Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe raises cancer donation to US$50,000Stanbic Bank Zimbabwe has doubled its annual contribution to the Cancer Association of Zimbabwe to US$50,000 to fund chemotherapy medicines. The bank describes the support as part of a partnership lasting more than a decade with people affected by cancer, according to 263Chat.The week in Africa
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