Food poisoning source not yet identified at Mthatha school after 169 fall ill

Food poisoning source not yet identified at Mthatha school after 169 fall ill

Investigations into the source of a mass food poisoning outbreak at the Gobisizwe Agricultural School in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, continued over the weekend.

DA demands audit of school kitchens after Gobizizwe food poisoning outbreak

By Johnathan Paoli The Democratic Alliance has called for an urgent, province-wide audit of school kitchens in the Eastern Cape following 160 learners falling ill after eating a meal provided under the National School Nutrition Programme (NSNP) at Gobizizwe Agricultural High School in Mthatha. DA education spokesperson Horatio Hendriks led an oversight inspection at the school on Monday. He was accompanied by DA agriculture spokesperson Heinrich…