DStv Channel 403 Wednesday, 27 November 2024

Spaza shops | Authorities visit family, school of deceased Brakpan pupil

JOHANNESBURG - Anger and tension in Tsakane in Ekurhuleni following the death of a Grade 1 pupil.

The pupil died on Tuesday after allegedly eating biscuits from a local  spaza shop.

It's understood the pupil fell gravely ill later while in class at Mandlethu Primary School.  

READ: School safety | Tensions boil over in Tsakane following pupil’s death

Gauteng education officials are visiting the school and family to offer psycho-social support services.

Last year, five children died in Soweto in similar incidents.

Their deaths fueled controversy over the safety of these shops and prompted several closures.

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