Hundreds Sickened in South Africa by Contaminated Water Outbreak
More than 500 people, mostly children, have fallen ill from gastrointestinal illness linked to poor water quality east of Pretoria.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 20 Oct 2026. BBC News published first, on 20 October at 11:09 UTC; ABC News followed 28h 16m later. The most recent article, from ABC News, appeared on 21 October at 15:24 UTC.
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