As the Cholera death toll in Hammanskraal rises, bereaved families are now desperately seeking assistance to bury their loved ones. Many say they were expecting the government to step in.
Jubilee Hospital board located outside Temba in Hammanskraal., bereaved families are now desperately seeking assistance to bury their loved ones. Many say they were expecting the government to step in.is standing at 29.
The bodies of the children have been at the mortuary after a post-mortem confirmed they suffered a gastro-intestinal infection. They have been struggling to raise funds to bury the siblings. Another survivor Aubrey Masombuka says,” We are appealing to the government to exempt us from load shedding. We need to boil water.”The Economic Freedom Fighters in Tshwane has laid a murder charge against the City of Tshwane Executive Mayor, Cilliers Brink and City Manager, Johan Mettler for the deaths.
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