This after residents stormed several foreign-owned spaza shops in the area amid suspicion that the five victims died after consuming snacks from a local store.
has pleaded with angry residents not to take matters into their own hands over the death of five children.
While the exact cause of death is yet to be confirmed by autopsy results the community has blamed shop owners for the tragedy.Lesufi addressed the media outside the home of one of the grieving families a short while ago. The victims died on Sunday while another child, Katlego Olifant is fighting for his life at a local private hospital.
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