Motsoaledi: dumping of human waste is a health hazard

Loyiso Langeni

28 June 2013

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Thursday said dumping of human waste during protests in Cape Town is an attack against the whole population. 

Nine people appeared in the Bellville Magistrate Court on Thursday after they were arrested on Tuesday for dumping human waste at the Cape Town International Airport.

 Motsoaledi said human faeces can cause an outbreak of diseases such as cholera. 

Ministerial Spokesperson Joe Maila said this is not the way of protesting, because dumping human waste can cause diseases like typhoid.