Question NW2148 to the Minister of Health

Hlengwa, Ms MD to ask the Minister of Health

(1)Considering that a number of provinces in the Republic have been hit by cholera which has led to the death of more than 23 persons in Hammanskraal, Gauteng, with 48 more persons in hospital, by what date did his department first become aware of the crisis around unsafe and undrinkable water in the specified area; (2) what steps, other than the current measures that have been implemented, has his department taken since it first became aware of the specified issue; (3) whether, in light of a cholera outbreak in 2023, he has found that this is related to the deterioration of the quality of governance in the past two decades; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, what are the relevant details?