It is brown, has a pungent smell, but can you drink it? 

Though the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality insists the water flowing from the city’s taps is safe for consumption, a water expert has warned against doing so. 

What is the cause of the discoloured water? 

In this week’s ‘Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann’, we delve into this issue.

It is brown, has a pungent smell, but can you drink it? Though the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality insists the water flowing from the city’s taps is safe for consumption, a water expert has warned against doing so. What is the cause of the discoloured water? In this week’s ‘Behind The Herald Headlines with Daron Mann’, we delve into this issue.

Why is Nelson Mandela Bay’s water so brown?

The Herald is the voice of Nelson Mandela Bay – in print and online.
 
On May 7 1845, the first copy of The Herald was printed, making it the oldest newspaper in South Africa. The Herald has come a long way since that first printing day when the paper hit the streets at a cover price of a single penny.
 
The Herald publishes fresh news, insights, opinions, sport and entertainment reports all day long, seven days a week on a fully mobile responsive website.

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The Herald is the voice of Nelson Mandela Bay – in print and online. On May 7 1845, the first copy of The Herald was printed, making it the oldest newspaper in South Africa. The Herald has come a long way since that first printing day when the paper hit the streets at a cover price of a single penny. The Herald publishes fresh news, insights, opinions, sport and entertainment reports all day long, seven days a week on a fully mobile responsive website.

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