President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of measures, including closing implicated shops, to address the recent spate of children becoming sick from eating contaminated food.
The President was speaking on a live address to the nation broadcast by the SABC.
Ramaphosa says his cabinet has decided to get hazardous pesticides off the streets and shop shelves, including spaza shops.
Following the special meeting of Cabinet, we have decided to make the following interventions The first intervention is to get hazardous pesticides off the street. The second critical intervention is to protect children from exposure to these substances. The third critical intervention is to prevent future outbreaks, says Ramaphosa.
Ramaphosa says spaza shops and other shops implicated will be closed immediately.
