Sowetan revisits Hammanskraal after cholera ravaged the community

The outbreak left a trail of destruction, grief and shattered dreams

15 May 2024 - 08:25

Herman Moloi & Antonio Muchave Reporter & Photo Journalist

It has been a year since more than 20 people from Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria, died of cholera. The outbreak devastated families and the community at large, leaving a trail of destruction, grief and shattered dreams.

Herman Moloi and Antonio Muchave visited the area to speak to families who lost loved ones and the community about what has happened after the outbreak. Has anything changed or are they still suffering as they battle to access clean drinking water?

THESE ARE THEIR STORIES:

Constance Ndhlovu lost her husband and daughter to cholera, while she was recovering in hospital

Children go hungry after losing their mom, Josina Thema, to 2023 cholera outbreak

Tshimologo Semenya was only three years old when he died from cholera in Hammanskraal last year

Tebatso Mulaudzi succumbed to cholera days before embarking an academic milestone

Dorris Sibanda longed to spend more time with son, before dying from cholera last year

Stalin Mashiane’s son calls for ‘fair compensation’ after he died from cholera last year

Gladys Gwenda died in hospital after severe cholera symptoms