By Johnathan Paoli
The Gauteng government says it is set on getting to the bottom of the food contamination crisis following another child dying on Wednesday.
Gauteng economic development and finance MEC Lebogang Maile visited the Diepkloof community on Thursday, following a five-year-old boy dying after exhibiting symptoms consistent with food poisoning.
He issued a stern warning to non-compliant spaza shop owners, who have been blamed for multiple deaths and hospitalisations across the country.
“We will not tolerate the sale of unsafe products that endanger the lives of our children,” Maile said.
Authorities are investigating the death, which has sparked renewed outrage in the community.
The child, a Grade R learner from Dumezweni Primary School, began vomiting and experiencing diarrhea after consuming snacks. It is believed that he purchased snacks from a local spaza shop.
He was rushed to a nearby clinic, where he was declared dead.
Police spokesperson Colonel
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