Crippling drought takes a heavy toll on Free State residents
Free State on the brink of humanitarian disaster
27 October 2019 - 00:00
Dineo Moteka, 36, waits for an hour to fill her two 20l buckets from a spring on a hillside in QwaQwa. On her back, she carries her baby, protected from the harsh weather by a blanket...
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