Cattle dying as drought deepens

In the middle of a desiccated lake bed in South Africa's North West province, a seven-month-old calf is too weak to get up. It is doomed to die from thirst and hunger.

A devastating drought is claiming thousands of livestock in Africa's most developed economy and prompting many to fear famine.

A few kilometers away in the district of Madikwe, 30 villagers join Josephine Motsoasele, a traditional healer leading prayers for rain.