Threatening spaza owners not right

The last thing we need in the rapidly growing food poisoning crisis is the spread of misinformation and fearmongering.

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More than 20 children have died after consuming contaminated food in recent months. It's largely been blamed on food being bought from undocumented spaza shops, operated by illegal foreigners.

The crisis prompted President Cyril Ramaphosa to warn spaza shop owners that if they do not register their businesses, action will be taken. Ramaphosa encouraged small entrepreneurs to register their businesses within a prescribed timeframe.