How extreme weather events are amplifying disease risks across the globe

Cholera outbreak has been a ‘big lesson’ for the government, penitent president says, while promising to fix the problems

The Green and Blue Drop reports show that more than 90% of the country’s wastewater treatment works are dysfunctional

The utility assures people they use chlorine to disinfect water taken from Vaal River, making it safe to drink

With its broken sewage and failing water treatment plants, South Africa has the perfect conditions for diseases such as cholera to thrive

Without access to safe water, the cholera outbreak in Hammanskraal could soon become a full-blown epidemic, and it must be nipped in the bud

Three cases in Gauteng were imported or import-related from Malawi but the increasing number of locally acquired cases is raising concerns