JOHANNESBURG, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Following a rise in food poisoning cases among children, the Gauteng Executive Council on Thursday urged the South African government to declare the widespread cases of suspected food poisoning a disaster.
In a telephone interview with Xinhua, Sizwe Pamla, spokesperson for Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, confirmed their plan to request the national government to declare this a disaster, saying that members of the executive council and government officials would be meeting to address the food poisoning issue.
