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| Special Report: Killer Water |
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2010/05/26
NEARLY 80 children have died in an Eastern Cape district over three months, while the authorities sat on an explosive report that largely blamed deadly tap water for the spate of deaths.
Despite clear evidence of a lethal epidemic in the Ukhahlamba District Municipality (UKDM) – which includes the towns of Barkly East, Maclear, Sterkspruit and Elliot – municipal authorities have yet to issue a public warning.
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REPORT: Further investigations on child deaths in Senqu Sub-District (PDF) BEFORE AND AFTER: A media release has been issued by the Eastern Cape Provincial Government and the Department of Health on the baby deaths. You would be interested to note the visible changes made to the press release… (PDF) LETTERS: Ukhahlamba District Muncipality sent letters pleading with Bhisho to send them mobile clinics and staff: 1. 28 February 2008 (PDF) / 2. 14 May 2007 (PDF) / 3. 12 March 2007 (PDF) THE DOSSIER: What the council was told to do - view a graphic summary here OFFICIAL DOCUMENT: Read the full Ukhahlamba District Municipality document on the infant deaths here (PDF)
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ACTION PLAN: View a graphic explanation of the joint plan drawn up by members of the World Health Organisation, the national Health Department and the Ukhahlamba District Municipality to deal with the area’s health crisis. SLIDESHOW: Nokwezi Stuurman speaks about the loss of her grandchild in Sterkspruit ;in this slideshow of grief-stricken families A graphic timeline of events (PDF) A graphic explanation of how the water became deadly (PDF) IN PICTURES: View the gallery here
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Athol Trollip speaks about the possibility of taking the government to court over the baby deaths in the Ukhahlamba District MunicipalityInterview with Thabiso Mantutle, co-owner of Phomolong Funeral Parlours, speaks about the unusual number of child deaths in the Sterkspruit area. Interview with Dr Mfanelo Titus on the situation at Empilisweni Hospital during the height of the outbreak. Interview with Nokwezi Stuurman, grandmother of Hlalanathi Mahae, on the loss of her grandchild. Reverand Gordon Johnson of the St Steven Parrish, a local Anglican church in Barkly East, talks about the water problem at UKDM and the resulting baby deaths.
VIDEO Maggie Thethelwa speaks to Chandre Prince about a general drug shortage in the town. Maggie Thethelwa speaks to Chandre Prince and Jan Hennop about the water situation Maggie Thethelwa speaks about how the Cloete Joubert Hospital board never discussed the baby deaths until now Barkly East businesswoman, Carol Cronje, speaks to Jan Hennop about how she and her daughter Donna discovered the baby deaths PART1: Dispatch journalist Thanduxolo Jika interviews EC Premier Nosimo Balindlela on the baby deaths PART 2: Dispatch journalist Thanduxolo Jika asks EC Premier Nosimo Balindlela what will be done to prevent further deaths Grandmother Zanele Makadiana speaks about the time her grandson Boikano Makadiana, 1, fell sick with severe diarrhoea. Grandmother Zanele Makadiana speaks about the water situation in her village A panoramic view of the town of Sterkspruit Thabiso Mantuteng from Phomolong Funeral Parlours speaks about the high number of infant deaths in Sterkspruit
 THE BLOG:
Watch the Dispatch Now 24/7 Blog over the next few days as we give you on the ground real-time coverage of the unfolding crisis.Tonight only! Dispatch on SABC3Baby deaths: reports points to failingsBaby deaths: DA to courtBoard member talksHeroes of Barkly EastChild deaths: Hospital fingeredCommunity fears waterBefore and afterBaby deaths: At ground zero (AUDIO)Killer water strikes EC
MORE STORIES Report on 144 baby deaths goes ‘missing’More baby deaths due to diarrhoea discovered in EC Bhisho denies any wrongdoingBaby deaths: Legal action plan by DAMothers furious at mayor’s HIV claimTime to stop ‘blame game’ on baby deaths The Big QuestionHer master’s voiceMoney lenders’ casual chat revealed the water crisis Now electricians testing the waterNo drug supplies while babies were dyingMom’s son survives diarrhoeaE Cape government error shows editing of press statementMbeki cited EC district ‘one of poorest in SA’Our Opinion Baby deaths: ‘Bhisho is not responsible’ Mom’s son survives diarrhoea What caused deadly water E Cape government error shows editing of press statement Bhisho’s water crisis bungle EC doctor’s battle to save sick babies Water tests excluded Sterkspruit villages What caused deadly water Deadly germs kill 80 babies‘I watched my baby die’ says motherGran told to take eight-month baby home to die
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