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Tshwane Typhoid Response Intensifies as Tests Find No Bacteria in Treated Water

Authorities ordered independent monitoring to verify the results to reassure residents.

Overview

  • Officials report 48 laboratory-confirmed cases since January clustered in Hammanskraal and Bronkhorstspruit, with additional cases in Pretoria West and East.
  • Acting Mayor Eugene Modise says no new cases have been recorded since the epidemiological week of 20–26 October.
  • City sampling across treated supplies, boreholes and tankers detected no Salmonella Typhi, and water has not been identified as the source so far.
  • The Water Research Commission and CSIR were tasked to conduct independent testing after a 3 November coordination meeting with national, provincial and city authorities.
  • Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works is operating below design capacity with upgrades planned, while progress at the Klipdrift plant and water tankering continue alongside public hygiene advisories.