The Department of Water and Sanitation is advising communities and water users along the Harts and Vaal rivers in the North West and Northern Cape provinces to be careful in the use of untreated water from the rivers. This after routine raw water sampling from Christiana downstream indicated the presence of cholera. The samples were taken from Wentzel dam, Schweizer Reneke, Christiana, Barkley West Caravan park and Douglas weir. Communities are advised not to drink or come into contact with the raw water from the rivers. Bongiwe Zwane spoke to Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Sello Seitlholo