Police step in as tensions simmer in Naledi

[@JohnDziya-dq7by]

Don't be fooled,spaza shops are not the problem but there is somebody behind this, my heart bleeds to the deceased ones

[@Charles-d3e]

there is definitely someone behind this, someone who may have met these children,gave them poisonous food in order to push the narrative against foreign owned spaza shops. Man the hatred has become soo vile that some people are prepared to go to such length, stoop so low, especially now that the children are not there to tell police what happened exactly. So the people are attacking, they know for sure that it was because of food bought from the spaza shop? This is hate- taken to the next level

[@mbhekitembe2179]

Let us deal with what is in front of us first, thereafter we will look at who is this somebody behind it that you speak of.

[@musasakala1634]

Very true

[@WandiLanga-tt9lr]

Who is behind this go and buy halls and see how dirty they are🤞

[@nkosazanankosi5760]

my sentiments as well...

[@sanofimbo1391]

Shut down the spaza shop is good but looting food is wrong

[@AndyKhozas-SA]

They gonna sell that same rubbish elsewhere, strip them clean SAns, khathele ilezinja zako Somalia mxm

[@cebile1493]

@@sanofimbo1391 exactly....some won't destroy the foods they will instead eat, land in hospital and blame the shop or government

[@Nathimgozi]

who looted here?

[@cebile1493]

@@Nathimgozi the haven't but they want to loot you heard them as well it's operation dudula whom is against it

[@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622]

Not only that, what other foods could be contaminated? They are putting their lives at risk.

[@TheKing-hp7mh]

How do you loot when the food is deadly

[@esthersifiso4688]

Exacly

[@ExcitedBreakingWaves-oh3zb]

This madness.

[@MegaNdela]

i don't get that either...unless the aim is to dispose of it

[@abegailzandile350]

Ay people now they want to consume it!

[@tpjohnsonroberts5219]

You guys are something else, the guy said community said they loot to destroy the food not to eat the food

[@mosesmhlongo4244]

Why is the rest of Soweto residents quiet...? Sithuleleni?

[@SOULRAIN-z8g]

BECAUSE THEY ARE COWARDS!

[@Bongzafella]

Amagwala

[@sabelonhleko7947]

​@@SOULRAIN-z8g not true

[@Zintathu-e5d]

Yazi bafo this arrogance we possess against each other thinking that it's not in your household u stay out of it that very dirty mentality is killing us .....we need to wake up as Sowetans and fight all these social ills 😢😢no we busy grooving

[@Dontarguewithfoolsyoum8endup1]

They will stand up when their children dies

[@lentongrovetrust5201]

The spokesman in the ANC tee shirt should look to his local councillor asking why nothing is done about illegal spaza shops.

[@GodcaresDube]

Why are we buying from them. Stop buying from them simple

[@nomfunekonosilela3895]

Police are very good in protecting foreigners, who was held accountable for the deaths from last year?

[@mlungisimvune2137]

They are bieng paid bribes to protect these killers

[@zandiledube9235]

There are protected them bc this police want bribes from foreign crooks

[@levikalombo1630]

Because all of this is staged. Those parents they interviewed, didn't even shed one tear. It's just to cause war in the township.

[@dorothymokgadi9360]

South African, we are on our own

[@molebatsiaphane8999]

Hey wena de issue is 5 kids died de issue is not hunger!!!!!

[@oarabilebryankgarimetsa5935]

I felt your emotion in that hey wena🤞

[@Jeffmbeha]

😂

[@PalesaBahetane-f5s]

Eish🤣🤣🤣💀💀😭

[@luyandajayjonsile2545]

Wake up Mzansi🎉

[@sipheleleqalaba7675]

This brother is the real leader

[@asavelayoung7315]

But who is going to pay for the life of those kids. No one has been arrested. No wonder the community is angry.

[@123imranpatelpatel7]

How may south Africa Ganga kill and robbed do u gonna pay for those who lost life and money also .?

[@MachonyonyoMasvingo]

Its not clear what she is reporting about looted food

[@laurencemakgabo1766]

Landlord must be arrested

[@A1Zl-k8u]

DEFINITELY ARREST THE LANDLORD.

[@khosinimsebele7835]

The government must pay the looted properties, and we want to see those looters and those sell poison food behind bars. Infact they place where these people bought these chips they must be investgated, the manufacturers of these retailers food. When a situation lacks proper people who know their jobs well it iscalet

[@wandilekhumalo1255]

Arrest them for what?

[@Trenchwarsoldier-x5v]

Look at the products and the writing on those packets. These products are made in South Africa in our industrial areas, why are they getting access to South Africans industry? Who gives them visas, work permits and social benefits to do these things? This is governments fault 100%

[@ZeeJuque]

Why it's not his business shop owner is responsible

[@Matthew6thirty3]

there's no other name under heaven or earth with which men shall be saved,except the name of Jesus

[@nomfunekonosilela3895]

They were told to leave since Monday why are they still there two days later?

[@livinganddyingabroad]

Coz they paid the police to protect them

[@mlazakenna276]

The man complaining wearing an ANC shirt💔💔🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@matrix0085]

Mmmm the root of the problem. Haibo free T Shirts and KfC now they crying.😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jabulanithema1467]

Why is the community continue buying from those shops? Just avoid them, they will leave on their own.

[@GodcaresDube]

Yebo👍

[@michaellouw4998]

We must close their shops and open our own finish en klaar especially us coloureds and blacks we must take control of our township economies and create jobs for our people.

[@Truthbetold-b4u]

Most clever comment I’ve seen

[@nkanyisomkhize853]

Exactly boy

[@MamushGobaze]

Masepuss

[@nerinebeaumont4498]

Those shop's being looted? Yeah well guess now there'll be more death's from those items?

[@kholekamkhethi4293]

Exactly 😢

[@PrettyHlela]

Not eaten

[@Coco-kw3iv]

Is it not funny how all non black people are worried about "looted" goods. Nobody is talking about 5 murdered children NONSENSE! Who told you that they are going to eat that poisonous product? Shameless fools!!!

[@mlazakenna276]

As i always said. As South Africans we are cowards. And those guys have noticed that. Thats why they stayed even though they were asked to leave peacefully. Their bosses must have spoken to the higher politicians and they promised them to fix the situation.

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Speak for yourself. We not all cowards

[@GodcaresDube]

This is not the issue of bravery or cowardice but it’s the issue of stupidity. Why are they still buying from them? It is as if the police or government is forcing them to buy from them. They need to make decisions for themselves simple stop buying from them period.

[@deslet8386]

Another problem we have in this country is our Journalist, They ask the most stupidest of questions, How do you even ask to what end? Really?

[@Magautaspodcast]

The quality of our journalists😢

[@Linds-qh6qs]

They are micro managed also had to defend these people and paint South Africans as bad and xenophobic

[@MissSlenda]

They are part of our problem. Imagine if it turned out to be dangerous to even enter the area. This should've made international headlines because it's South Africans, but because it's illegal foreigners killing our children, this is not making headlines

[@thembamsibi7424]

I agree 💯 the journalists ask irrelevant questions

[@dothadance1]

Stand up South Africa. The whole of South Africa should be up in arms.

[@khosinimsebele7835]

@@dothadance1 you want others to die whilst sitted at home, you go

[@khosinimsebele7835]

@dothadance1 don't fool others, do it alone why call others to join evil.

[@tawandamhizha974]

You are saying that drinking coffee in your office, go there and fight

[@levikalombo1630]

Lol​@@tawandamhizha974

[@florencediallo8340]

​@@tawandamhizha974 Set the example by going to fight mnangagwa.

[@tweet4132]

Who are the manufacturer of the snacks? Are the shop owners the culprits?

[@tweet4132]

You cant blame the spaza shop owners. Investigate the manufacturer. One cannot expect the spaza shop owner to taste food and then sell.

[@WillamShauke]

Is not only snacks last week 3kids passed away in cape Town cause porridge

[@PhumelaMgangala-ro1dj]

Hayi wena east london porrigde bought in spar mdantsane​@@WillamShauke

[@Universvl]

Most of the foreigners manufacture what they sell

[@francklikibi6434]

Exactly my point ​@@tweet4132

[@ft29-um7nz]

Logic of a clown... Student leader really? How sad!!!

[@ft29-um7nz]

Generalizations is a refuge for the unthinking individual... ... "they killing our children" Police are not here to protect us. We dont want Pakistani...... No condemnation of looting.. A Leader is someone who guides, gives perspective, look s for resolution, not use circumstances for self promotion. 🤔😳😳🤔

[@levikalombo1630]

He looks high and drunk. Lazy people who don't want to work.

[@Leroy-l9w]

I am reading from the US. Why are you criticizing this brother. He is stopping people from looting and getting arrested. I thought our people were better than this.​@levikalombo1630

[@naidol]

This is lawlessness. Why loot supposedly poisoned goods? It's called shameless greed.😢

[@lovedlover2667]

Tsek ppl r hungry

[@Jitesh_Dayal]

😂😂😂. They looting the poison.

[@ZweledingaSogoni]

It's called hunger. Eating food while they know it might be poisoned. Be careful of commenting from point of privilege.

[@Jitesh_Dayal]

@@ZweledingaSogoni don't tell how to comment. I don't loot.

[@cebile1493]

​@@lovedlover2667 hungry to die????

[@lindaniayanda4044]

The funny part is claiming food poison from the same shops killed kids but still looting the same food that has poison. We need to do better

[@top-gnews8333]

They now using securities to protect themselves 😂

[@Nathimgozi]

LOL

[@FaroukMdala]

Does it make sense to loot poisonous food,?

[@MaireShaila-ry6it]

To all the law makers for community close all spar shops .all items the sell is out dated and rotting,we lost many children lives in this kind of issues ,also outside school, my condolences to families who lost their children,so so saddened,God help us.Amen🇿🇦✝️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕎♥️🙏🕊️🕊️🕊️

[@EvelynSeeiso-i9b]

You people From Soweto, why dont you boycott and stop buying from their shopss? Bcs, the Goverment is protecting them with our tax money. They dont pay tax.

[@ThandiweNgwenya-d3s]

Fight SA fight abahambe

[@mlazakenna276]

The day they finally leave they will have collected trillions of rands from SA townships

[@MissSlenda]

Is fine as long as they are out of this country that money is nothing people livez are more important than trillions ​@@mlazakenna276

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Who must fight them?

[@MaSokhuluSokhulu]

@@Ritesh-yy1zr south African people,,,,,,,

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

@@MaSokhuluSokhulu they don't have the will too

[@thamizama5904]

The call has to be made nationally these foreign owned shops must just be boycotted, stop buying their goods, Period.

[@mamsymaphupha9007]

First let's talk the truth, why renting them space this is the results of keeping wrong people in our community.

[@LizelBekker]

Vote for Gayton and Kenny.

[@moeketsinkanyane4900]

To Do What???

[@SuperstarMEVEVO]

Lol

[@thandoiphone6485]

Vote for thugs poor South Africans

[@EvelynSeeiso-i9b]

The only solution boycot to buy from this people. That is the only solution. Stop to buy from them.

[@Truthbetold-b4u]

Only way

[@LandofanakaGarvey]

Danko STAR-TOWN, danko. Al'phakame iSotra.

[@Captian-c2t]

🙏🫶✨️... Thank you Members ...Risking your lives for Justices ⚖️...You are appreciated 👏

[@PhumelaMgangala-ro1dj]

U looting the shops is that food not poisonous or its only chips

[@dudumatlala6227]

What looting? It's easy to be critical until you lose your own child.

[@SOULRAIN-z8g]

FUTSEK WENA!

[@kGs62]

Still. They looting poisonous stock.

[@sabelonhleko7947]

If you listened to the whole clip then you would understand that they're not looting but they want to destroy the stock. Looting is just another buzz word to keep the blacks from fighting amongst one another just like Xenophobia. Wake up!

[@johnledwaba8551]

It says alot about this community. You can't loot the same food you say killed your children. Something does not add up

[@Blessingmataruse-l3f]

Why they loot if the food is poisonous

[@rapulemathibr3221]

They loot things u dnt eat like washing soap

[@Bree-gp5ps]

How did they even sell food in our community, they must get out

[@dumisanimchunu600]

South African Police is a disgrace, shame😔😒😒

[@johnledwaba8551]

Go and read our constitution

[@Dontarguewithfoolsyoum8endup1]

With big bellies

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

@@Dontarguewithfoolsyoum8endup1 unfit and unhealthy

[@hloninhlezana]

Let our government do something loosing 1 life is so painful💔💔💔

[@christianmhlongo7485]

But why abantu bakithi keep on buying from shops. Abangathengi automatically bayozivala futhi labantu banokusibukela phansi baye bathi bona abamnyama, kodwa no hulumeni wethu 🤷🏿

[@LollyClarke]

I don't know,stealing is the order of the day as per normal in SA

[@Nathimgozi]

masimbakanyoko wase austria

[@Linds-qh6qs]

There is always criminality in situations like this even in France when they riot they do loot so wena you’re from another planet.

[@Nathimgozi]

@@Linds-qh6qs did you see it mr france?nxaaa

[@matsikajaricha]

Who is the supplier of the the products. And what type of snaks

[@elloohno1349]

something called brown dash

[@MachonyonyoMasvingo]

Why do they loot whilst they is poison it's all lies propaganda of channel 405

[@lovedlover2667]

It's not all products but certainly some are poision

[@SubzeroCeeyah]

So they lied to the police is that what u saying

[@mphiwacharles3800]

up the spirit Dudula I wish you register as political party for SAns not the actors that we have

[@MaSokhuluSokhulu]

Good azivalwe ngeke thina sifelwe zingane

[@stanleyngwenya2503]

But why looting?

[@phumlamazibuko3003]

​@@stanleyngwenya2503asking the wrong person, go there and ask.

[@MaSokhuluSokhulu]

@@phumlamazibuko3003 nice answer

[@sakumzimbatha1072]

So if the kids didn't die the community was still gonna buy and not see how dangerous these people are

[@WayneDeBeer-ny1xc]

CLOSE THESE SPAZA SHOPS, BEFORE THIS IS GETTING OUT OF HAND

[@reginaldhengari2601]

Sad how those who seeked shelter from others now have forgotten that so fast ..

[@suelane1350]

Wait for postmortem. This cannot be expired food. This is poison not found in food. Hopefully the one child survives in order to say what they ate and where they got it from.

[@pennygooms1539]

Vandalizing or looting ? The video is not showing any looters or people with looted goods. The reporter is creating a false narrative .

[@Professor_Stark]

My concern is that in about a month, residents may become frustrated and complain about having to travel much further to purchase essential items. Closing these shops will come at a cost especially for bo Gogo.

[@bridgetsiyothula4915]

Why should everything be easy at a cost of a human being? Should we continue to risk our children's lives because we are afraid we may have to pay an extra R20 to the nearest shop? This is the wrong mentality that we have as South Africans. We want easy lives even if they are destroying us.

[@Professor_Stark]

@@bridgetsiyothula4915 While safety is paramount, closing shops without alternative solutions can have severe consequences, especially for those without cars who now face longer and more difficult journeys for essentials. The additional R20 in transportation costs can be a significant burden, particularly for low-income households. They need to explore more nuanced approaches that balance convenience and security, considering the lived realities of all community members.

[@Professor_Stark]

@@bridgetsiyothula4915 While safety is paramount, closing shops without alternative solutions can have severe consequences, especially for those without cars who now face longer and more difficult journeys for essentials. The additional R20 in transportation costs can be a significant burden, particularly for low-income households. We need to explore more nuanced approaches that balance convenience and security, considering the lived realities of all community members.

[@JusticeSiphosethuNyameli]

Government must build refugee camp🎉

[@obySedgefieldgemofourgardenrou]

Kids along the garden route were eating packets with biscuits and sweets along the garden route, they washed up from the sea as containers fell from ships.

[@fredlemani]

Police protects everyone's right.

[@thekikster11]

Looting makes you lose credibility

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Exactly. Like ANC from 1994

[@LSG58]

The guy speaking is wearing ANC, representing a party that protects foreigners. The ANC voted in favour of foreign owned businesses in our townships.

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

These people are delusional

[@xolanizwane4825]

This guy doesn't answer what his being asked, if his a good leader he was going to talk in different wards. Hope they don't elect such people in the future 😢😢

[@TersiaHarmse-z7p]

Get ActonSA to the rescue 🎉🎉🎉

[@xiuyunsu]

You can see bitterness in this guy, I dont know why you guys always have bitterness in your heart?

[@CountSadistOIII]

What are spaza shops?just curious

[@niceguy3041]

Little house shops

[@luphiwomgedezi4420]

Well said young 🦁

[@tafarapaul]

So people are looting the same snacks that killed the kids. Please do not eat that.

[@pimisi]

It would seem looting is in the blood of black South Africans as that’s what has seen far too often in South Africa. When a trailer overturns, instead of helping, people rush to loot, if a build starts burning, rather than assist, they loot it, etc. Also, imagine looting from the same shops they are so bent on closing down for the sole reason of not consuming the supplies. But shutting down all the shops because of a single incident of food poisoning? That’s an overreaction. Just because one shop had an issue doesn’t mean every shop should be closed down and destroyed. And after closing them all, what’s the community supposed to do? Is there a backup plan? As for that young guy labeling people “murderers” without even understanding what caused the food poisoning? That’s just ridiculous. People need to know the facts before throwing out accusations like that.

[@mindloz23]

These cases are happening every year...last year 3 kids from Naledi died and what were the findings from investigations. Any feedback? Who was charged for the murders? 😤😤

[@Linds-qh6qs]

A person confused they kept saying the kids allegedly poisoned from the spaza shops also they are allowed to take their goods accompanied by saps so that they will go in other places to open other shops Families have lost their babies their beloved children I don’t even know what I would do i this situation.umthetho sometimes u unfair They should just go this people.they don’t care about us bafuna imali nje kuphela

[@mabhodlelajj1195]

Imagin if you lost your child to this, it's not the first time and it wont be the last time, south africans keep supporting businesses of these people, they live amongst our communities and we give them our money, even though these incidents happen all the time. It's not the first time. After this these shops will reopen and south africans will continue buying and supporting their businesses.

[@McebisiNgcatshe]

I think the best solution is to ask these spanza shop owners to pack their things and leave our townships in peace not to fight them and lets no buy to their shops

[@Boitumelo-q2n]

Thank you brother we skipa se ANC uthethe inyani qha qwaba❤🙌 sendibuza ke kuRamaphosa uthini ngama polisa akhe agade aba bulali🤔

[@LindaEls-b6e]

Don't understand the shops r closed down yet the stock gets looted what for consumption insane

[@MzamoAdoons372]

Is there a law preventing the government from closing these shops.🙆🏿‍♀️🙆🏿‍♀️🙆🏿‍♀️🙆🏿‍♀️🙆🏿‍♀️

[@sarahculley4854]

But what is the government doing about this situation because this is not first time kids die we bought water from Somali spaza we got bacteria

[@msidesai6140]

Can we open businesses in their countries ?

[@goodman003]

Yes you can of you have money and wisdom

[@malusigcwabe7047]

Where are the politicians

[@fredbantu3694]

The ANC guy is foolish how does he know they are not legal , did the investigation conclude ?

[@papillion6741]

How did they conclude that it was the snacks? Shouldn't they be waiting for postmortem?

[@proactiveafrica323]

What about the 22 teenanagers who died at night club in year 2022 you guys never protest bcoz the owners of the club was your very own. and you never protested against the use of Hubbly bubbly hookah pipe. hubbly is now a big business in SA yet its dangerous

[@rittah8161]

What is your point exactly?

[@kholwanindlovu559]

And when our children bangenela mandia no one speaks for the rumpand cases of emotion and robbery in spaza shops no one talks about Somalis burnt in their shops

[@lesleymtho]

STOP BUYING!!! SIMPLY!!! WE CANT CONTINUE BUYING THEN COMPLAIN

[@OPTIMUS4020]

Let investigations conclude and the law take its course

[@alexandernwachukwu7939]

And they gathered to loot the same poisonous food?, crazy people

[@SiphiweSiduli-cq8jd]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@cubandlovu6227]

So, looted poisonous food is not poisonous?

[@ThomasSolomon-j3s]

Problems where the Stocking 🥺😭

[@maclamza1991]

But they still looting the very same food, 🤔

[@JuicyJLee]

When you read the comments people dont think they looting to get attention so these people can get out because asking nicely is not working

[@steveleroux6116]

They can never live in harmony, always savagely and chaotic, all falling backwards and never forward!

[@GeeyMuraicho]

But why looting the poisonous food

[@FundiswaDyaba]

They not paying Tax here as well

[@EinadManhoff]

So it's ok to loot and consume the so-called poison food - just asking

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

Looting is in their genes

[@ambrossndlovu6199]

You can't say these guys are murder,,while you still their foods

[@tcdcoptions]

We don't loot to eat, we take it home to inspect it properly. And mind you when you loot food it loses its poison.

[@SidimelaTerrence]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@vusidumisanimiya994]

It's painful cause such has happen before 💔💔😭😭 ngibuhlungu for imindeni nezingane .Inkinga enkulu ikithi thina bantu abadala we don't defend our sovereignty..... PATRIOTISM dololo

[@MapulaKomako]

Am annoying for the minister of spaza shop this is not the first time

[@LollyClarke]

Everytime someone steals it's they are hungry

[@Ritesh-yy1zr]

So that doesn't justify crime?

[@moyahabotridahmamabolo4494]

Looting bafwethu ,looting poisoned food 😮I'm disappointed

[@Ic4yy.]

As you see, we vote ANC! #saveafrica

[@MarkFindlay-o2m]

They shut down the shop for selling rotten food, but then steal food from the same shop they have shut down. Please make it make sense.

[@khosinimsebele7835]

We understand the killing of five children, but what about the looting?