JOHANNESBURG - A memorial service for five children will be held in Soweto on Friday morning.
They died after allegedly eating food from local spaza shop in Naledi.
The children, aged between 6 and 10, died after experiencing stomach cramps, vomiting and drowsiness.
Tensions have been high in the area as residents closed and looted foreign-owned spaza shops.
The sixth child who consumed the alleged poisoned food is fighting for his life in hospital.
Police investigations into the deaths are underway.