{"id":42150,"date":"2024-11-07T06:01:03","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T04:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/opinion-government-needs-to-do-something-about-my-friends-20241107\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T04:13:28","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T02:13:28","slug":"opinion-government-needs-to-do-something-about-my-friends-20241107","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/cityvision\/opinion-government-needs-to-do-something-about-my-friends-20241107\/","title":{"rendered":"OPINION: Government needs to do something about My Friends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our government needs to do something about the spaza shops, particularly those owned by foreign nationals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is happening in Gauteng province is worrisome and will probably spread to other provinces. I have lost count of all the children who have died after allegedly eating snacks bought from \u201cMy Friend\u2019s Spaza\u201d shops. This is raising a lot of suspicions. We can\u2019t have similar incidents within a short period, all affecting children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s time for our government to introduce bylaws to monitor the spaza shops. The reality is that some of these foreign nationals care less about our well-being and are here to make money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our government needs to focus on their suppliers. Why are they allowed to have their own suppliers or supermarkets to get their stock? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They need to stock from our supermarkets or retail stores. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of their suppliers produce weird brands and no-one is questioning them. I believe these guys are on a mission to kill us. They are a threat to society and need to be monitored. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I know our government will do nothing about it. In all the incidents in Gauteng not a single person has been arrested. The problem is that we are led by corrupt and greedy people who are only concerned about lining their own pockets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They don\u2019t care who says what as long their pockets are full. I don\u2019t trust most of our government officials and it will take time to trust them again. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All we need are stringent laws that will reduce the powers from the foreign nationals. 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