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The raw sewage flowing into the Fish River from a damaged sewer station in Cradock. Photo: Joseph Chirume<\/div>\n
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Farmers in the Great Fish River Valley are very concerned about stock losses, possibly due to Cryptosporidiosis<\/a> caused by an intestinal parasite in their drinking water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Retief Odendaal, MPL \u2013 East Cape Midlands and DA constituency leader, this problem is caused by the unabated flow of raw sewage into the Great Fish River. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis problem is playing havoc with the livelihoods of farmers as this might now be the cause of a parasitic infection leading to widespread livestock losses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Retief Odendaal<\/div>\n
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Odendaal added that this catastrophe must be placed \u201csquarely on the shoulders of the Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) for its inability to manage its sewage infrastructure and the Department of Water Affairs (DWA) for failing to intervene\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the past years I have, on numerous occasions, written to the municipal manager of CHDM and the minister of water and sanitation Lindiwe Sisulu, requesting intervention regarding the municipality\u2019s mismanagement of its water and sanitation competency,\u201d Odendaal said.  He added that although there have been interventions by DWA in the past, his recent pleas have fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the Cradock area two sewage pumps, namely Michausdal and Lingilihle, have been dysfunctional since Friday, 18 June 2021. As a result massive amounts of untreated sewage and wastewater have flown directly into the Great Fish River.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOver the past weeks I have received regular reports of farmers who have lost livestock due to Cryptosporidiosis. It is therefore very possible that the increased instances of sewage spills into the Fish River have led to mass contamination and is the sole cause of this recent spate of livestock losses due to this disease,\u201d Odendaal explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also confirmed that he has written to the CHDM municipal manager, Gcobani Mashiyi to inform him that it is a criminal offence to knowingly pollute this important water resource and \u201cdoing nothing about it\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will now endeavor to obtain test results proving the presence of E.coli and other faecal coliforms in the water. If Mashiyi does not act immediately and test results prove that significant amounts of faecal coliforms are present, I reserve the right to pursue the matter criminally,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Odendaal has also written to Minister Sisulu requesting her urgent intervention in the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Komani-Karoo Express<\/em> tried numerous times to get comment from Tobeka Mqamelo, CHDM\u2019s spokesperson, but she has not replied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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