Residents of KwaMashu, north of Durban, are calling for the closure of local spaza shops after teachers at a school in the area discovered capsules inside a sealed packet of chips bought by children.have been reported in KwaZulu-Natal since last month. In one incident, an oThongathi family became ill after consuming cold drinks purchased from a spaza shop.
Teachers from the school say this is how they found several capsules inside a packet of chips. It’s alleged that the learner bought the chips on his way to school. “These shops should be closed down. I’m happy that the child survived, fortunately. She is about 13 years old. Surely my two-year-old was going to eat those snacks, and I don’t know what was going to happen to her, I want these shops to close down.”