NWest, NCape residents warned against drinking water along Vaal and Harts Rivers

The Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town.
Spaza shop in Soweto.
Middelburg farmer Reinardt  Steyn and his two co-accused.
Spaza shop in Soweto.
Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Communications, and Digital Technologies Khusela Diko 
Family representative Sibongile Segalo
Spaza shop in Soweto.
Computer illustration of Vibrio cholerae bacteria.
 
JOHANNESBURG – Residents in North West and the Northern Cape, are warned against drinking water along the Vaal and Harts rivers.
This was after the cholera bacteria was detected at five water sites.
The Water and Sanitation Department has advised residents to steer clear of the rivers, while samples are being analysed.
The Vaal River is considered a crucial waterway, supplying Gauteng, Free State, Northwest and the Northern Cape.
Municipalities have also advised that water should be thoroughly boiled before consumption.