Community goes on rampage after learner dies from eating biscuits bought from spaza shop – Video

Community goes on rampage after learner dies from eating biscuits bought from spaza shop. When the community of KwaThema, in Ekurhuleni, wanted the residents of Tsakane to be in solidarity with them when they were chasing away foreign national with shops in their township, they said they did not have a problem with the shop owners in their area as they made their lives easy. But this has suddenly changed as residents now want all foreign nationals owning tuck shops in their area gone.

LEARNER’S DEATH

This comes after the death of a six-year-old Refilwe Usman yesterday after she allegedly ate biscuits bought from a foreign owned spaza shop. It’s alleged that Refilwe fell sick immediately after consuming the biscuits and vomited at school. Her parents were called to the Mandlethu Primary School in Tsakane where they found their child weak with no sign of life.

She died at the school as the parents waited for paramedics. Her mother was too distraught to speak to ZiMoja. Gauteng Education MEC Matome Chiloane confirmed the incident and shared how devastated his department was by the incident.

“According to the information at our disposal the parents confirmed that the child had consumed biscuits which were bought form a local spaza shop owned by a foreign national. Police are investigating circumstances surrounding the incident. Our psychological social support unit will be deployed today to provide trauma support and counselling to all affected individuals.

We are deeply saddened by this unfortunate incident. We plead with parents to be vigilant concerning the eligible goods that their children consume. We call upon enforcement agencies and municipalities to be more strident on compliance matters related to spaza shops products. Indeed, we wish to extend our sincerest condolences to the family and the school,” Chiloane said.

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STAND OFF BETWEEN FOREIGN NATIONALS AND LOCALS

The incident prompted the community to seek help from KwaThema to chase out all foreign nationals who own spaza shops in the area. According to a circulating recorded clip from the angry members of the community, the residents visited the shop with the local cops but the owner managed to escape unscathed after he ran for his life. This led to more tense standoff between the residents and the foreign national who own spaza shops.

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