By Alicia Mmashakana and Johannah Malogadihlare
Gauteng economic development MEC Lebogang Maile has called for calm in Naledi in Soweto after the tragic death of five learners.
There are multiple reports of angry community members looting, destroying and closing down foreign-owned shops in the area.
“We don’t want lawlessness in Gauteng and people should not take the law into their own hands. We will intensify the Qondis’ Ishishini Lakho (Fix Your Business) campaign, as a powerful instrument to crack down on non-complaint businesses across the province, especially in townships,” Maile said in a statement on Thursday.
Five children died after eating food that was allegedly expired and sold from a local spaza shop.
In response to the incident, the Gauteng Office of Consumer Affairs (GOCA) expressed concern about the quality of food sold at spaza shops in townships.
“GOCA… expresses concern about the sale of sub-standard foodstuff in our communities
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