St Albans inmates raise concerns about water quality amid illness reports

Nearly 1,000 inmates at St Albans Correctional Centre in Nelson Mandela Bay face potential exposure to contaminated water, triggering a surge in cases of diarrhoea, vomiting, and severe stomach pain. Prisoners report that discoloured, foul-smelling tap water is supplied for only a brief window each morning, overwhelming the prison's understaffed medical ward.