[PODCAST] ‘The reality is we need R1 trillion in the water sector to fix what is broken. That’s a conservative number,’ - water scientist, Professor Anthony Turton on MoneywebAtMidday with maggsonmedia Download the podcast below Moneyweb Hammanskraal
You can also listen to this podcast on iono.fm here. JEREMY MAGGS: South Africa’s dilapidated water infrastructure is once again under scrutiny after a new cholera outbreak. As health officials scramble to contain this outbreak, questions are now being raised about government’s ability to address the ongoing challenges of providing clean and accessible water to its citizens. The death toll in the Hammanskraal incident is now up to 15. With me now is water scientist Professor Anthony Turton.
Power crisis triggers water cuts in Johannesburg JEREMY MAGGS: I’m assuming that this problem at the moment is confined to Hammanskraal but potentially it could be a lot worse, couldn’t it? ANTHONY TURTON: Yes, I don’t think it is confined to Hammanskraal because disease knows no limits. It’ll go wherever it must, I believe there are other outbreaks elsewhere in the country, and certainly we get sporadic outbreaks from time to time.
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