Prince Mshiyeni Memorial hospital in Umlazi is sending orthopaedic patients needing surgery to other state facilities, sterilising instruments at other hospitals and giving its nearly 900 patients drinking water from 5-litre bottles as its water woes continue.
Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi, south of Durban, has been without water for two days as a result of a burst pipe that has also affected other parts of the sprawling township.