A tragic incident occurred in Alexandra where a 10-year-old child passed away after eating food purchased from a local spaza shop. The child’s mother and four-year-old sibling are currently in critical condition in the hospital. This event highlights growing concerns about the safety of food sold at spaza shops, as reports of suspected food poisoning continue to increase.

eNCA reporter Heidi Giokos is following the developments. https://www.enca.com/news-top-stories/spaza-shop-food-safety-under-scrutiny-again

Residents have alleged that foreign national spaza shop owners in townships are selling expired food. This has sparked looting incidents, causing many spaza shops to close in the Vaal and Naledi in Soweto. Gauteng province has reported 207 cases of food poisoning from February to September this year.