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Naledi

Naledi families wait for justice as government races to enforce spaza shop registration deadline

South Africa

Naledi families wait for justice as government races to enforce spaza shop registration deadline

By Bheki C. Simelane

Tragic deaths of six Soweto children linked to lethal organophosphate poisoning - investigation ongoing

South Africa

Tragic deaths of six Soweto children linked to lethal organophosphate poisoning - investigation ongoing

By Lerato Mutsila

Banned insecticide found in spazas as inspectors home in on what killed 6 kids

Business Maverick

Banned insecticide found in spazas as inspectors home in on what killed 6 kids

By Lerato Mutsila

Race against time to find banned insecticides possibly linked to food poisoning deaths of 11 Soweto children

South Africa

Race against time to find banned insecticides possibly linked to food poisoning deaths of 11 Soweto children

By Lerato Mutsila and Estelle Ellis

'We will starve to death' — communities’ plea after foreign shop operators face expulsion

South Africa

'We will starve to death' — communities’ plea after foreign shop operators face expulsion

By Bheki C. Simelane

Dearth of health inspectors in Soweto ‘jeopardises safety of our children’

Business Maverick

Dearth of health inspectors in Soweto ‘jeopardises safety of our children’

By Nonkululeko Njilo

Five Naledi children honoured as community weeps amid suspected food poisoning cases spike

Maverick Citizen

Five Naledi children honoured as community weeps amid suspected food poisoning cases spike

By Bheki C. Simelane

'He could no longer speak. He kept vomiting' – Soweto grandmother describes 'poisoned' child's final moments

Maverick News

'He could no longer speak. He kept vomiting' – Soweto grandmother describes 'poisoned' child's final moments

By Bheki C. Simelane

Probe ongoing as Naledi residents mourn death of 5 children from alleged food poisoning

Maverick News

Probe ongoing as Naledi residents mourn death of 5 children from alleged food poisoning

By Bheki C. Simelane

Soweto family seeking answers after toxicology report clears spaza shop of link to boys’ deaths

South Africa

Soweto family seeking answers after toxicology report clears spaza shop of link to boys’ deaths

By Bheki C. Simelane

It’s Always Friday Somewhere in the Universe

South Africa

It’s Always Friday Somewhere in the Universe

By Koos Kombuis

Trains to return in 10 of South Africa’s rail corridors by September, vows Mbalula

South Africa

Trains to return in 10 of South Africa’s rail corridors by September, vows Mbalula

By Bheki C. Simelane