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JOHANNESBURG – Pressure is mounting on President Cyril Ramaphosa to declare a state of emergency over the rise in incidents of chemical poisoning found in food.
READ: Giyani pupils hospitalised with food poisoning symptoms
At least 12 children have died from allegedly eating contaminated snacks bought at foreign-owned spaza shops.
Six of the children were from Naledi in Soweto.
This week, more than 50 pupils from Lundanda Primary School near Hazyview in Mpumalanga, were rushed to a nearby health facility after complaining of itchy bodies.
Clearly, there’s a looming crisis.
Vusumuzi Sibanda, chairperson of the African Diaspora Forum discussed this with eNCA.
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