The African Transformation Movement has called on the government to implement stricter measures in regulating food security in foreign-owned spaza shops.
This was after five children died after reportedly consuming snacks from a foreign-owned spaza shopcurrent affairs journalist, offered coverage of current affairs like food, energy, loadshedding, fuel prices and environmental affairs during his seven years at Daily Sun and Vutivi— The African Transformation Movement has called on the government to be stricter in monitoring and regulating food security, especially in townships., accusing it of being negligent.
""This thing of expired dates doesn't work for maize meal bags. They erase the real date and put the one they want.""I bought cough syrup sometime ago at a spaza shop, and it expired. I took it back for a refund, but that's only the tip of the iceberg."Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON.
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