The community of Diepkloof in Soweto gathered to say their final goodbyes to five-year-old Siyabonga Mnisi. The little boy lost his life last week after allegedly eating contaminated snacks from a local spaza shop. Police said Mnisi and three other children fell ill shortly afterwards, showing symptoms of food poisoning Read more
Dreams of seeing Siyabonga Mnisi graduate have been shattered after the minor sadly passed away after eating chips he bought from the Spaza shop. The five-year-old from Diepkloof, Soweto was meant to graduate on Friday, 22 November, but died on Wednesday, 20 November after he allegedly ate snacks bought from Read more
Another alleged food poisoning incident claims a five-year-old boy’s life. The boy from Diepkloof, Soweto, died after he allegedly ate snacks bought from a spaza shop owned by a foreign national on Wednesday, 20 November. It’s alleged that he bought them in the company of a friend. He apparently became Read more
Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi confirmed that Twenty-Three school children have died in Gauteng due to foodborne illnesses. This was revealed by Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi during a media briefing in Joburg on Sunday, 10 November. He was briefing the media on a meeting held with provincial and local government heads Read more
A father of an Alexandra girl who died after eating chips allegedly bought from a spaza shop says the way a normal Saturday turned tragic so quickly makes him feel like he’s having a bad dream that he’ll wake up from very soon. “I am still in disbelief because it Read more
Eleven learners from Sinamuva Primary School in Imbali outside Pietermaritzburg have been rushed to a local clinic following a suspected food poisoning incident. According to reports, the learners fell ill after eating chips and snacks. KwaZulu-Natal Education Department spokesperson Muzi Mahlambi says district officials have been dispatched to the school Read more
The six kids, who died of food poisoning in Naledi, Soweto, were killed by Organophosphate. This is a chemical substance used as a pesticide. The toxicologists’ results unequivocally show that the cause of death was Organophosphate. This was revealed by Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi during a media briefing held Read more
Katlego was the sixth child who was unfortunate to die from food poisoning in Naledi, Soweto. “Katlego fought till the end”, These were the words of Talitha Tshirangwana, a Grade 1 teacher at Karabo Primary School in Naledi, Soweto. She spoke at the funeral service of Katlego Olifant (7), the Read more