Four foreign nationals have been arrested after a shooting incident in Gauteng where a 32-year-old man was wounded. The shooting occurred during a community-led campaign to close foreign-owned spaza shops, which have been linked to a series of deaths and hospitalizations due to unsafe food.
The shooting comes as the country battles a spate of deaths and hospital admissions linked to food bought at spaza shops .Police have arrested four foreign nationals after they shot and wounded a man on the East Rand, in Gauteng .
Police Spokesperson Colonel Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi said officers attended to the shooting incident at Saulsville.Four foreign nationals were arrested today, 25 November 2024 following a shooting incident whereby a 32-year-old man was injured. The shooting comes as the country battles a spate of deaths and hospital admissions linked to food bought from spaza shops.More than 20 children have died due to food-borne illnesses from goods said to have been bought from local spaza shops.Earlier this month, President Cyril Ramaphosa issued an instruction that all spaza shops in the country should be registered within 21 days.
He said the call for registration was not meant to punish spaza shops, but rather to ensure the safety of communities and prioritisation of the economy.
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