Possible Faecal Contamination Fears After Tests Find Unsafe Water in Schools Across SA

Possible faecal contamination fears after tests find unsafe water in schools across SA

A citizen water-testing kit has yielded frightening results: 20 water samples from 72 schools were found to be ‘dangerously unsafe’ across five provinces.

Unsafe school water concerns after tests indicate E.coli - Juta MedicalBrief

Experts have advised a number of local schools to immediately stop drinking from water tanks after testing at 72 of them found 20 samples – 12 from taps and eight from Jojo tanks – to be “dangerously unsafe”, with possible E. coli contamination, reports News24. The results of the tests, conducted in the Western Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga, were part of civic group WaterCan’s initiative to track water quality and have been uplo…

Tests detect E. coli in drinking water at 20 SA schools

By Thapelo Molefe At least 20 schools across South Africa have been found to have dangerously unsafe drinking water contaminated with E. coli, according to the latest findings from the WaterCAN Schools Water Testing Project. The results, released on Tuesday, show that nearly a third of the 72 participating schools recorded high levels of contamination, with 12 of the unsafe samples taken directly from taps used by learners. ALSO READ: KZN Educat…