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New Water Minister Jack Bloom is sounding the alarm on chemical toilets in informal settlements, calling them a costly, corrupt scam disguised as a solution — likening the system to a “chemical toilet mafia” that exploits the poor. He argues these toilets were never meant to be permanent, and many are unusable or poorly maintained. Drawing parallels to the tragic murder of Babita Deokaran, who exposed corruption at Tembisa Hospital, Bloom warns of a pattern where public services fail and graft thrives. Evidence includes a SIU report revealing a R2.5 million school toilet contract in KwaZulu-Natal awarded without proper bidding. Now, Bloom is personally pushing municipalities to cancel these contracts and adopt cheaper, sustainable waterless systems — aiming to end corruption and deliver real sanitation for all.

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