In the National Assembly today, the minister of water affairs was Questioned on the deteriorating quality of drinking water.
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Hendricks was questioned on why 5 people died from typhoid in Delmas from drinking polluted water.
She was also questioned about the 77 outbreaks of cholera in the Eastern Cape last year.
In response she replied that the 144 high-risk areas are to be upgraded soon.
A new dam with more capacity than the Vaal dam is also to be built for Gauteng.
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Hendricks was questioned on why 5 people died from typhoid in Delmas from drinking polluted water.
She was also questioned about the 77 outbreaks of cholera in the Eastern Cape last year.
In response she replied that the 144 high-risk areas are to be upgraded soon.
A new dam with more capacity than the Vaal dam is also to be built for Gauteng.