South Africa cholera outbreak re-ignites anger over service delivery

Residents of Hammanskraal collect clean water and sanitary products distributed by South African disaster relief group, Gift of The Givers, after individuals died this week in Hammanskraal, South Africa May 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ihsaan Haffejee

HAMMANSKRAAL, South Africa (Reuters) - When a cholera outbreak was confirmed in Hammanskraal, just north of South Africa's capital Pretoria, it was hardly a surprise to many of its residents queuing up for handouts of bottles of clean water and soap.

"If you drink the (tap) water, your stomach is running," Joyce Tshweau, 51, said, after braving the long line for the clean water meant to help curb an epidemic that has already killed 21 people.