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Hunger and poverty reportedly led to the deaths of 13 members of a Kavango East family. The family ate suspected poisoned food, having earlier in the day traded reeds for grains so...

Namibia's state broadcaster says 13 people from the same family have died after eating porridge that authorities believe became toxic when it was mixed with a fermented substance left over from a homemade alcoholic beverage. The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation reported that four more people are in a critical condition in the hospital. NBC, quoting the Namibian health ministry, said at least 20 people consumed the “poisonous or toxic” porridge after it was mixed with sediment from home...

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The majority of the deceased were children who were reportedly in dire need of nourishment.

Thirteen people have died in a span of three days and four others are admitted in critical condition after eating suspected toxic food in Namibia.

Nine people of an 18-member household in the Kavango East Region in Namibia died after a suspected incident of food poisoning, the country's Ministry of Health and Social Services (MoHSS) said Tuesday. The people on Saturday consumed a poisonous/toxic porridge, MoHSS Executive Director Ben Nangombe said in a statement. According…

The total number of fatalities from food poisoning in Kayova village in the Kavango East Region has risen from 13 to 15 following the deaths of two more people at the Rundu State...

A report compiled by a standing committee of the Namibian parliament confirms that even before it starts sucking oil out of the Okavango Basin, a Canadian

The victims ranged in age from 2 to 33.

A total of 13 people have been killed after falling ill with severe food poisoning in the Kavando East region.