Provincial education spokesperson, Matome Taueatsoala said initially 22 learners were rushed to a nearby clinic on Wednesday afternoon when they started vomiting at school.
At least 35 learners from the Makahlule Primary School in Malamulele were rushed to medical facilities following an incident of suspected food poisoning. File PictureThe Limpopo Department of Education is investigating an incident of alleged food poisoning at Makahlule Primary School in Malamulele.
He said the provincial department will take food samples that learners had eaten on Wednesday for testing in a bid to ascertain if the school nutrition rations could have been the cause. Meanwhile, Limpopo MEC for Education, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya has appealed for calm while the investigations continue.
Gauteng MEC for Education, Matome Chiloane, said the three children who died on Sunday went to Karabo Primary School in Naledi.
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