Following the outbreak of cholera in the Hammanskraal area, I have instructed the Human Settlements Department to increase the provision of water tankers from three days to five days a week in the affected areas until 31 May 2023.
The City will then assess the need to continue with the increased days. The allotted days for the provision of water tankers are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The following areas are affected:
- Bridgeview
- Chris Hani Block G (Erf 3742 and 10442, Kudube Unit 10)
- Hammanskraal Ext 2 (Erf 3503)
- Hammanskraal West Ext 10
- Hammanskraal West Ext 4 (Portion 9 and 10 and Sekampaneng)
- Kudube Unit 9 (Hammanskraal Portion 9)
- Nkandla (Stinkwater area)
- Phomolong (Suurman Ridge)
- Prestige
- Soutpan/Marikana (New Eersterus Ext 8, 9, 10 and 11), Hammanskraal
- Steve Biko
The city would like to encourage residents in the affected areas to regularly wash the containers they use to draw water from the water tankers with bleach detergent, and to boil water drawn from other sources before drinking it.
It is important to note that City testing results from multiple sites around Temba and Hammanskraal have come back negative for E. Coli and cholera.
However, the City is still awaiting the confirmatory test results from the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) to determine the actual source of contamination.
I would like to send out my heartfelt condolences to the families of the residents who have succumbed to the illness and wish a speedy recovery to those hospitalised.