Six Limpopo mourners have died and dozens more fell seriously ill after eating food served at a funeral in Mmotong-wa-Bogobe village outside Polokwane last weekend, reports IOL.
All of them starting suffering from diarrhoea and severe headaches, prompting a rush to nearby hospitals and clinics.
Some of them had since been discharged. At this stage the cause of the suspected contamination is still unclear.
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