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Soweto Spaza Shop Contamination

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Many people lack reliable electricity, clean water and adequate housing. When the state fails to provide these services, rights such as dignity, equality and access to healthcare are undermined. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
10 YEAR OLD POISONED ALEXANDRA

Contaminated food claims a child’s life in Alexandra township

The latest death comes after that of six children in Naledi, Soweto, last month, whose bodies were found to contain a harmful chemical, organophosphate

  • Aarti Bhana
3 min read
Accidental deaths: Products readily available in local shops are bought to deal with problems such as rats. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CHILDREN DIE ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING

Naledi residents still seek answers after six children die of poisoning

The health minister said that there was no direct link between the children’s deaths and the products consumed from the local spaza shops

  • Aarti Bhana
6 min read
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told a media briefing on Monday that while the toxicology reports confirm that organophosphate was responsible for the deaths of the children, authorities are yet to determine whether the substance is present in the spaza shops in Soweto
CHILDREN DIE ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING

Pesticide killed six children in Soweto, report shows

The police are yet to determine whether the organophosphate is linked to the spaza shops where the children bought chips

  • Aarti Bhana
2 min read