The community of Naledi, a section of South Africa’s biggest township, Soweto, is reeling in the wake of the deaths of five children who perished after allegedly consuming snacks bought at a spaza shop, a type of informal shop found in townships and villages.
Such establishments are now the domain of foreign nationals, often from Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Horn of Africa, mainly Somalis and Ethiopians.
It is a vibrant sector that has sadly annihilated the traditional township or village general dealer, which is unheard of nowadays.
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