Food poisoning deaths spark tensions as officials defy Ramaphosa’s order to register foreign-owned spaza shops nationwide.
As food poisoning cases continue, government employees and political leaders are defying President Cyril Ramaphosa’s order by objecting to the registration of foreign-owned spaza shops.
This death raised the number of casualties to 24, with more than 890 hopitalised, treated and discharged. All the cases were linked to food sold by spaza shops.Last week, Ramaphosa ordered that within 21 days all spaza shops be registered so they can be regulated. Residents supported the mayor and chased away the foreign shop owners who had come to a local community hall to register their businesses.
Deputy Minister for Small Business Development Jane Sithole is among the leaders who called on South Africans to reclaim the township economy, which she said was currently in the hands of foreign nationals.
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