Petrified Eastern Cape villagers forced to dig Covid-19 graves manually

There is not a single tractor-loader-backhoe (TLB) in Ngqushwa municipality to dig graves for those who have died of Covid-19, forcing villagers to shovel dirt “the old fashioned way” despite the dangers of the pandemic.    ..

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