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    1 509 bodies unclaimed

    Sep 27, 2023 4 minutes
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    KWAZULU-Natal has the highest number of unclaimed bodies at state mortuaries in the country. Political parties are now seeking answers as to why bodies are piling up.

    The following is a breakdown of statistics on unclaimed bodies provided by the Freedom Front Plus (FF+):

    KwaZulu-Natal: 1 509.

    Gauteng: 1 049.

    Limpopo: 353.

    Western Cape: 350.

    Eastern Cape: 315.

    North West: 251.

    Free State: 108.

    Mpumalanga: 68.

    Northern Cape: 42.

    Philip van Staden, a FF+ MP and its spokesperson for health, said the statistics were provided to the party in a parliamentary question posed to Joe Phaahla, the Minister of Health.

    “We explained

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