Food safety | Community stands behind spaza shop owner

DE DEUR - While 16-year-old Zanele Mathebula's family demands justice for her death, the Savanna City community in De Deur is standing behind the spaza shop owner.

Mathebula died after allegedly eating poisoned snacks from the shop.

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But the store owner denies her products are to blame and wants the post-mortem results made public.

Mathebula's family are preparing to lay her to rest next week while the community maintains they won't stop supporting the spaza shop.

  • Senior reporter Silindelo Masikane has more.

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