John Steenhuisen Catches Smoke for Inspecting Limpopo Spaza Shop: “PR Campaign”

The president of the Democratic Alliance, John Steenhuisen, inspected a spaza shop in Thabazimbi in Limpopo. He received criticism from the public.

South Africans slammed him for his post and accused him of using the food-borne illness national disaster for PR purposes

Learn at Your Own Pace! Our Flexible Online Course allows you to fit copywriting skills development around your busy schedule. Enroll Now!current affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, Parliament and Parliamentary committees, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

Over 1,000 cases of food-borne illnesses were reported, mainly in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Scores of children have died from eating food allegedly bought at spaza shops. Recently,"Sit down, Steenhuisen. This is not a time to play your little petty games. Kids died here, and yet you're inspecting doom. Stick to your portfolio. Farmers need animal vaccines, and SMEs need access to markets.

Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art. He was also a sub-editor and journalist for Capricorn Post before joining Vutivi Business News in 2020, where he covered small business news policy and governance, analysis and profiles. He joined Briefly News in 2023.

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