When two boys died after eating food from a store in Naledi, Soweto, there were widespread calls for the increased regulation of spaza shops. However, nearly four months later, the City of Johannesburg says the food in question was not poisonous. Police are still investigating.
The kids had allegedly eaten biscuits bought at a local shop before they started complaining of chest pains. Two kids died and another was in critical condition. The community paid tribute to the boys in a candle light ceremony.