State mortuaries in shocking state, with bodies piled up on storage room floors, staff claim

Staff at several Eastern Cape state-run mortuaries claim the facilities are so dysfunctional that unclaimed bodies are piled up on the floor in cold storage rooms and staff meant to transport, clean and check bodies are instead assisting doctors in postmortems. ..

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