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Church in South Africa Calls for Justice as Listeriosis Continues to Affect Victims, nearly a Decade Later

Feb 9, 2025

The Justice and Peace Commission of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) has demaded justice for the 2017-2018 listeriosis outbreak victims, urging the involved private sector to take responsibility rather than hiding “behind legal technicalities.”

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Church Leaders in South Africa Demanding Justice for 2018 Listeriosis Outbreak Victims

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The leadership of the Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) of the Southern African Catholic Bishops’ Conference (SACBC) is demanding justice for more than 2,000 victims of the 2018 Listeriosis Outbreak, an infection described as the worst of its kind in the world.

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