By Jonathan Paoli
Gauteng finance MEC Lebogang Maile has added his voice to calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency, following an increase in children passing away after eating food from spaza shops.
Maile visited Alexandra following the tragic death of 10-year-old Lesedi Maaboi and proposed that a state of emergency may be necessary to address the rising number of fatalities.
“We need drastic measures and not just words or reactions after incidents like this. The food is manufactured somewhere, we have to look at the whole value chain,” he said om Monday.
Maaboi’s death, reportedly after consuming contaminated chips from a local spaza shop, has intensified public outrage and drawn calls for drastic government intervention.
She is seventh pupil to die in the province.
Maile described the situation as a crime against humanity and urged the president to act swiftly to shut down establishments selling
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