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‘We need drastic measures’: Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile calls for state of emergency on spaza shop deaths
Additionally, there have been calls for President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene and take action against establishments selling contaminated food products. Maile defined the situation as a crisis and a crime against humanity. He added that Ramaphosa should declare this a state of emergency.Maile made the remarks outside the Maaboi home in Alexandra on Monday.
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