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EPISODE · Apr 22, 2026 · 5 MIN

Fears of fecal contamination following tests revealing contaminated water in the country's schools

from Drive with John Perlman · host Primedia Broadcasting

John chats to Dr Ferrial Adam, Water activist & Executive Director at WaterCAN on fears of potential fecal contamination following tests revealing contaminated water in South African schools.Alarming results from the WaterCAN Schools Water Testing Project showed that over one-third of participating schools had high E. Coli levels in their drinking water. Twenty of the 72 schools that provided WaterCAN with their drinking water test findings had their results marked as dangerously unhealthy.       702 Drive with John Perlman is a Johannesburg based talk radio show. John and his team keep you company on 702 each weekday afternoon. Catch up with the news and issues of the day with John who interviews the daily newsmakers and makes sense of what is going on. John and his team invite you to join their daily conversation, as you travel through the traffic. Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Drive with John Perlman.  Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 15:00 to 18:00 (SA Time) to the Drive with John Perlman broadcast on 702  https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/G5olsbR or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/75M9Chd Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media:  702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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