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Afriforum calls for lifting of ban on food sales by approved school vendors

PRETORIA - Lobby group AfriForum has expressed concern over a directive issued by the Gauteng Department of Education prohibiting the sale of food on school premises.

The decision is informed by a rise in the number of food poisoning cases involving children.

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Last month, 6 children died in Naledi, Soweto, after they allegedly consumed poisoned snacks bought from a spaza shop.

AfriForum head of cultural affairs Alana Bailey spoke to eNCA.

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