Gauteng MEC for Social Development, Faith Mazibuko says they have deployed social workers to provide psychosocial support to the families of the six children who died after eating snacks that are suspected to have been contaminated.
The food was bought from a local spaza shop in Naledi, in Soweto.
The sixth child Katleho Olifant was buried on Sunday.
Food Poisoning Sixth Naledi snack poisoning victim diesMEC Mazibuko was among the mourners.
As the Department of Social Development, we have deployed social workers to work very closely with the families to ensure they take them through this sad moment for them to recover well until they are able to cope with what has actually happened to them, she says.
