So far, some two dozen kids in South Africa have died after eating tainted food from some of the country’s small convenience stores, known as “spazas.” The government has declared the crisis a national disaster. But the deaths are also bringing up a deep-seated distrust of foreigners, who some South Africans blame for a host of ills. Elna Schutz reports from Johannesburg.
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