Family shocked by the death of baby Diepkloof allegedly after eating snacks bought from a Spaza store

• The family of a little boy who died in Diepkloof after eating snacks from a spaza shop are feeling the pain
• The child became ill after eating the snacks and soon died, and his grandmother said the last time she saw him was asking for money for snacks
• South Africans were devastated by the deaths, and the government later called foodborne illness a national disaster

Tebogo Mokwena, devoted Briefly News current affairs journalist, during his seven years at the Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News, he covered international and local social issues such as health, corruption, education, unemployment, labour, service delivery protests and heritage in South Africa.

JOHANNESBURG – A woman said the last time she saw her grandson, who died from eating snacks, was when he asked for money to buy snacks.

Diepkloof’s baby died after eating snacks

SABC News reported that the incident occurred on November 20, 2024 in Diepkloof in the town SowetoJohannesburg. According to reports, the five-year-old boy asked for money to buy snacks and bought them from a nearby clothing store. Sekai Ndalimane’s grandmother said that less than an hour later her daughter called her and said that her son, Siyabonga, I felt bad and vomited.

They took him to the hospital and he was later pronounced dead. Diepkloof district councilor Brenda Dammite has insisted that owners should not allow undocumented foreigners to run spa shops in their backyards. Cyril Ramaphosa recently said Spaza shops found guilty of selling poisons food they should be banned from conducting business.

SA shares the family’s pain

The child’s death worried Internet users Facebook.

Bucks Pieter said:

“ANC government waiting for more deaths.”

Sthe Sthembiso said:

“Take care of your children because the president is doing nothing.”

Mkhari Themba said:

“In 2026, let’s vote for change. This government gives priority to foreigners.”

Mohau Mofokeng said:

“The person who sold these sweets to children must be arrested and prosecuted.”

Hummy Humphreys Fwaya asked:

“Why does this problem only affect children?”

Foodborne illnesses have declared a national disaster

In a related article entitled Briefly News reported that government declared foodborne illnesses a national disaster.

After over 1,000 cases of food poisoning were reported across the country, the government informed the country about the situation.

Source: Short News