#PODCAST SA has over 3,000 unclaimed bodies in government mortuaries - KZN currently sitting with 1,300 alone #sabcnews episode artwork

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#PODCAST SA has over 3,000 unclaimed bodies in government mortuaries - KZN currently sitting with 1,300 alone #sabcnews

from Newsbreak · host SABC News and Current Affairs

By Newsbreak Producer Hoosen Ebrahim - South Africa has over 3000 unclaimed bodies in government mortuaries countrywide while KwaZulu-Natal has the highest number at over 1300 alone.  Speaking to Newsbreak, the Chief Director for Hospital Services in the Health Department, Dr. Relenogile Ncha says that families are given 30 days to claim their loved ones before a government burial is instituted. She explains how people can locate their deceased family members from the overloaded state mortuaries...

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