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Russian Embassy: wife of tourist killed in South Africa attack was not injured

The Russian Embassy in Pretoria reported that Elena Nizovtseva, the wife of Anatoly Nizovtsev, a tourist killed during an armed robbery, was not injured, contrary to earlier reports of an eye injury. She is staying at a hotel in Pretoria and is receiving consular assistance. Police are investigating the version that a gang specializing in highway robberies may have been involved.

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Residents of Pretoria's suburbs banned from drinking tap water due to an outbreak of intestinal illnesses

The City of Tshwane municipality, which includes South Africa's capital Pretoria, warned residents of several areas about the danger of tap water after more than 400 people sought medical help. E. coli was found in the water, and patients tested positive for norovirus, campylobacter and shigella. The cause was failures at the Bronkhorstspruit water treatment plant, which operated for three weeks without chlorination.

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