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S. Africa Babies Die Due to Water Contagion

Tests performed by the National Institute for Communicable Diseases for cholera in Bloemhof, in the North West, were negative following the deaths of three infants due to water contamination.
Werner Beukes/Sapa

A child looks at a bucket of dirty water in in Boitumelong township in Bloemhof, North West.

  • South Africa:   NW Government Tackles Bloemhof Water Issues

    SAnews.gov.za, 1 June 2014

    The North West Local Government and Human Settlements MEC, Collen Maine, says the provincial government is working around the clock to resolve the issue of contaminated water in… Read more »

  • South Africa:   Statement On Water Tragedy in Bloemhof

    ANC, 2 June 2014

    The African National Congress is saddened by the news of the death of two more babies from a diarrhoea outbreak in Bloemhof today, bringing to 3 the number of children who have… Read more »

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