The cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe has spread across its borders in Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. You can bet your ass something’s going down.
South African officials were in Zimbabwe to assess the scale of the crisis, responding to an unprecedented call for international help from Mugabe’s government.
Basic foodstuffs are running out and a cholera epidemic has killed at least 575 people, infected thousands and spread to South Africa, Mozambique, Botswana and Zambia. The South African delegation was due to report back late on Monday.
South Africa’s health ministry said on Monday that eight people had died from cholera in the Limpopo province bordering Zimbabwe.
Prices of goods are doubling every 24 hours, and the 100 million Zimbabwean dollar a week limit for bank withdrawals buys only three loaves of bread in the once relatively prosperous country.
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