2 Soweto boys die after eating ‘poisonous biscuits’

According to Soweto’s Naledi community, four children fell ill after eating allegedly poisonous biscuits they had bought from a nearby foreign-owned spaza shop on the night of 1 October 2023. Two of the four children have since died, while another two are in critical condition in hospital.

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-EWN

In other news – Baby daddy speaks on being banned from the funeral, coping with criticism & his love for Zoleka Mandela

Andile Leeroy Cana, a painter, creative strategist, and the father of Zoleka Mandela‘s last-born child, has been facing criticism and scrutiny on social media following Zoleka’s death from cancer. Zoleka Mandela, an activist and author, had listed Andile in her diary as one of the people she wished to be excluded from her funeral. Andile respected her wishes and did not attend the funeral, choosing to mourn privately at home.

Zoleka Mandela’s diary listed Cana as one of the individuals she wished to be excluded from her funeral, along with Mandla Mandela, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, and King Buyelekhaya Danlindyebo, among others. Read More