Spaza shops implicated in child deaths to shut down

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thami Ntuli has vowed to increase raids and enforce strict regulations against spaza shops to clamp down on growing food poisoning cases. 
JOHANNESBURG – President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally bowed to the pressure to give government’s response on the rise in cases of chemical poisoning found in food.
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He addressed the nation on Friday evening.
At least 12 children have died in the past few weeks, allegedly after they consumed contaminated snacks bought from spaza shops.
Six of the children were from Naledi in Soweto.
This week, more than 50 pupils from Lundanda Primary School in Mpumalanga were rushed to hospital after they complained of their bodies being itchy.