- Our drinking water is drawn from rivers like the Vaal, but it goes through a strict cleaning process that removes germs before it gets to our taps.
- However, only half of the water treatment works in a preliminary survey produce water that doesn’t have germs that would make you sick.
- Here’s how these facilities should work to make sure the water coming out of our taps is safe to drink.
- Read the full script here
Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
Zano Kunene is a health journalist at Bhekisisa.