Rhodes University

That makes them perfect for an experiment because red roman born inside a marine protected area is likely to live its whole life inside that marine protected area.

So researchers at Rhodes University wanted to know whether the protected waters handle extreme conditions differently from the fish in fished waters.

So they fitted these red Romans with small acoustic tags that record how much the fish moves, which is a good proxy for how active and healthy it is.

Now, they tagged one population that's fished and one population that's not inside the marine protected area.

Patients have reported severe stomach cramps, persistent vomiting and diarrhea, raising concerns about dehydration and other serious complications.

Meanwhile, a separate surge in gastrointestinal illnesses was reported in the Eastern Cape, where at least 111 students at Rhodes University experienced similar symptoms.

Although the cases share similarities, a direct connection between the two outbreaks has not been established in the information provided.

As the health emergency intensified, local authorities issued urgent warnings advising affected residents to stop using tap water for drinking, preparing meals or bathing.

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Professor Steven Boykey Sidley is a visiting professor at the Center for Graduate Studies at Rhodes University.

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In the Eastern Cape, there was an outbreak.

There was an increase in gastrointestinal cases at Rhodes University.

We've done testing in the municipal distribution system there.

and at Rhodes University, and it appears so far from the test results, more going to be done, that it's a problem within Rhodes University, it's not the municipal distribution system.

And then the other case in the Eastern Cape was at the prison, St. Albans prison in Nelson Mandela Bay.

And again, so far testing indicates that it's a problem within the prison.

They don't report to the national government or the provincial government.

The municipal councils need to hold the administrations of the municipalities responsible and the political leaders of the municipalities responsible as well and accountable.

At least 408 gastrointestinal illnesses linked to a poor water quality coming out of Broncourt Spate.

Over 100 Rhodes University students in Makanda sick as a result of contaminated water.

Water.

And I mean, these are just two examples, two recent examples, two fairly significant examples, but they are far from being the only ones.

Good afternoon, John.

We really do have a sewage crisis nationally, don't we?

Well, it's certainly in pockets that are becoming increasingly very deep and large pockets across the country, which is absolutely worrying and the bronco sprites which is now almost old news unfortunately it's gone on for three weeks before the residents were advised not to be drinking that water and it's an absolute tragedy there's hardly any other words to explain or describe that and for operators of a water treatment plant to be still sleeping at night and to know that there's no chlorine going in the water is shocking and unfortunately this is probably a case that's happening in many other parts and you've now just mentioned Rhodes University to add to book as well.

It is tragic, tragic indeed.