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Contaminated water puts Limpopo community at risk

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Some community members in Tswaing village outside Jane Furse in Limpopo say they have no alternative but to continue drinking contaminated water.

Tests on the water from a furrow which is the only source of water for Tswaing and neighbouring villages, have confirmed that the water is contaminated with Typhoid.

The tests were run after 68 minors were hospitalised with symptoms of Typhoid last month. Five cases of Typhoid were confirmed. Residents however say their situation remains the same.

“We need water because we drink dirty water from the furrow, donkeys drink there too, some even die there and we don’t know where government is in this situation. When we take our tubs to the tanker they tell us that we must get one tub per person and it’s not enough so we end up going back to the furrow.”

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