Enyobeni tragedy: ‘methanol can be a byproduct when home-made punch ferments’
Eastern Cape health DG has revealed all the children who died had this toxic form of alcohol in their blood
19 July 2022 - 21:06
Methanol can be a byproduct of the fermenting process when people make their own punch or other alcohol, according to a Pretoria doctor...
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