# Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says non-compliant spaza shops must remain shut. Hlabisa was speaking at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, where an eight-year-old remains in ICU after eating contaminated snacks. The minister said authorities await lab results on the snack packet, stressing collective responsibility in preventing similar incidents. He commended the City of Johannesburg for closing the shop in question:
Hlabisa insists non-compliant spaza shops must stay closed [SOUND]
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