This follows the deaths of five children in Naledi, Soweto, who died from suspected poisoning after allegedly eating snacks from a spaza shop in the area.
JOHANNESBURG - Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane has tasked councillors with carrying out audits of spaza shops within their wards.
Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane says communities need to band together to ensure the safety and well-being of children. He was addressing mourners at a mass memorial service in Naledi, Soweto, in honour of five children who died in a suspected poisoning incident on Sunday after allegedly eating snacks bought from a spaza shop.
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