One pupil dies and 21 others hospitalised due to suspected food poisoning

The Gauteng education department has confirmed the death of one pupil and the hospitalisation of 21 others from two different schools in the province.A grade 6 pupil from Thobeka Primary School in Meadowlands reportedly last attended school on November 1. She was believed to be healthy and showing no signs of illness.In a statement the department said: “Her parent reported that the learner bought snacks from a street vendor on Sunday (November 3), not on school premises. The following Monday, she was absent from school. The parent informed the school she had been hospitalised due to a…