Six Zimbabweans die after drinking homemade beer in Western Cape
Homemade beer leaves six dead and 4 others hospitalized in Western Cape
Methanol poisoning from homemade concoctions wipes out a group of 10 Zimbabwean nationals, leaving six dead and four hospitalized with damaged eyesight.
The hospitalized are in a critical condition and admitted at False Bay Hospital, Fish Hoek, they were diagnosed of methanol poisoning.
One of the deceased identified as Tapera Edward Kuseri is survived by two children and an eight months pregnant wife Sania Rungana.
Speaking to Savannanews, Sania revealed that her husband died a week ago at False Bay Hospital after drinking a R20 homemade 500ml alcohol mixture from a neighbor.
“My husband started drinking on Saturday. He came home and slept and drank again in the evening on Sunday. The person selling the alcohol was our neighbour. We didn’t think anything of the alcohol and the bottles had no writing on them,” said Rungana.
Natalie Watlington, Western Cape Department of Health Principal Communications Officer for Southern Western Sub-structures, confirmed the cases.
Watlington said, “Western Cape Government Health would like to urge members of the community to avoid the consumption of methanol as a substitute for alcohol in order to avoid bodily harm.”