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child deaths

Ramaphosa orders immediate closure of all spaza shops linked to child deaths as food poisoning cases grow

Politics

Ramaphosa orders immediate closure of all spaza shops linked to child deaths as food poisoning cases grow

By Lerato Mutsila

What’s behind the increase in malnutrition deaths among Free State infants?

South Africa

What’s behind the increase in malnutrition deaths among Free State infants?

By Refilwe Mochoari

Gambia police link child deaths to cough syrup imported by US firm

Newsdeck

Gambia police link child deaths to cough syrup imported by US firm

By Reuters

Young children at risk as diarrhoea cases surge in Cape Town

South Africa

Young children at risk as diarrhoea cases surge in Cape Town

By Steve Kretzmann

Covid-19 kills children in sub-Saharan Africa at a greater rate than in high-income countries — study

South Africa

Covid-19 kills children in sub-Saharan Africa at a greater rate than in high-income countries — study

By Shaun Smillie