Food poisoning cases continue to affect public school pupils, education experts are calling for an independent investigation to determine the safety of the school nutrition programme.
The call was made following a food poisoning incident last week when 75 pupils from Dzumeri Primary School in Giyani, Limpopo, were rushed to hospital.
The Limpopo department of education said most of the pupils were treated and safely went home, but 11 spent a night at the hospital and released the following day, while three remained.
In a statement the department said the cause of the sickness might have been the food the school supplied.
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Kwena a huge talent
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Bulls shake up their loose trio
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India hold the whip hand in world cricket
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Fourie to call the shots
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