# Residents warned not to drink tap water after hundreds fall sick near South Africa capital

- Source: BBC World
- Published: 2026-10-20T11:09:09+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvrly550780po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/residents-warned-not-to-drink-tap-water-after-hundreds-fall-sick-near--742e08/

More than 400 people, mostly children, become ill after drinking contaminated water, east of Pretoria.

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