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EPISODE · Oct 21, 2024 · 29 MIN

Food poisoning cases rise in South Africa

from Focus on Africa · host BBC World Service

South Africa's health department say they've begun 'intense' investigations into alleged food poisioning cases especially amongst children. In a recent case six children all under the age of 10 died in Soweto, after allegedly eating food that was poisioned. We hear from a journalist covering the story.Also why South Africa's relationship with Taiwan is tense - and what sort of relationship does the island share with the rest of the continent?And why is Mozambique planting around 200 million mangroves?Presenter: Charles Gitonga Producers: Patricia Whitehorne, Stefania Okereke, Amie Liebowitz, Audrey Brown and Nyasha Michelle in London Technical Producer: Nick Randell Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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