The City of Johannesburg with the assistance of a multi-disciplinary task team from various law enforcement agencies have vowed to remain robust as they continue to inspect compliance of spaza shops in Soweto.
This follows President Cyril Ramaphosas order for immediate closure of implicated shops to address the recent spate of children becoming sick and dying from eating contaminated food.
Many died and some took ill after consuming suspected poisonous snacks bought from local spaza shops.
Residents have been calling for help from the government. They welcomed the Presidents intervention.
We no longer trust the food products that foreign nationals sell to our kids, to us. If they are allowed to continue to operate, if they comply they should stock products from South African owned factories. They shouldnt have their own factories because we dont trust what they are selling. We not sure of the things we eat anymore, maybe we are eating human mince because our kids and brother always disappear. So we dont know if we are eating their mince. I am sceptical now, if they are allowed to operate they should stock from local factories.
