The Northern Cape Health department says seven people have died in Kakamas due to heatstroke and another is on a ventilator and recovering in the hospital. The area experienced temperatures in the forties.
The department has further encouraged people to avoid dehydration and vigorous activities in hot and humid conditions.
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My gran use to stay there. That place gets so warm and there is no cooling of. I got sun stroke there
She was probably already not that healthy. But yes. Flexible hours should be investigated.
Fresh drinking water must visibly available, farmworkers must be fed too
He should be taken to prison for forcing workers to work under harsh conditions. This is a slave driver
No translation?
May the Lord Jesus protect His people in Jesus name
So sad, RIP to her.
excerpt from an article I read.
When its too hot,
Avoid drink water and stay hydrated, Avoid alcohol, coffee, sugary drinks.
2. Wear lite materials to cover your whole body and hats
3. Eat vegetables
Simply translated to English is that workers had to work under the heat
That area is still an Apartheid enclave. The boer must be kept responsible.
Kzn just as hot.having fan on does not help. Just circulating Hot air And weather experts telling us this is normal! Bullocks!
You won’t see a white person commenting on this issue now, but had it been a farm murder 🙄
It's unfortunate situation may they RIP
As someone that grew up in that heat, they should change the time,
They should start at at 3am
Atleast you have peace and can work different hours why not change work hours
Ek verstaan nie