Various cases have emerged of young children falling victim to unhygienic food practices
President Cyril Ramaphosa ’s address on Friday evening has been met with mixed reactions from some political parties. President Ramaphosa addressed the nation on various measures to tackle the rise of food poisoning seen in the country.
Political parties such as the African Transformation Movement , Democratic Alliance , and Freedom Front Plus have criticised the Government’s slow call to action thus far. Ramaphosa attributed the use of hazardous chemicals and substances to rat infestations in municipalities, because of poor waste management by local governments, “Another challenge is that responsibility for environmental health that should happen in our communities is the responsibility of the Local Government. Many municipalities do not have the capacity and resources to conduct inspections of these businesses and enforce regulations.
Meanwhile, the ATM felt that the government had been too slow to act in curbing the ongoing food poisoning crisis. ATM National Spokesperson Zama Ntshona says, “We do not reject the points of emphasis that are made, but truly, it would have been prudent for this government to actually from the first thousand times, we had outbreaks to learn something and strengthen systems.
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