South Africa: Mpumalanga Cemeteries Overflow With Skyrocketing Aids Deaths

Nelspruit — The Aids pandemic is claiming so many people in Mpumalanga's capital, Nelspruit, that the city has run out of burial space.

The city's municipality, Mbombela, confirmed on Monday that official statistics indicated at least 31% of an estimated 600 000 residents are already HIV-positive.

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