Broken glass allegations are part of a smear campaign

Niël Terblanché A serious health scare in Namibia, sparked by allegations of broken glass found in packets of maize snacks, known locally as chips, has been labelled as fake news. A viral video made by social justice activist Michael Amushelelo, alleging that the Hello Nax brand of chips contained broken glass, caught the attention of the Ministry of Health and Social Services, leading to immediate action. Officials from the Environmental Health Division swiftly visited Rani Group’s retail outlets, the sellers of the implicated chips, to collect samples for laboratory testing. As the nation awaits these results, the manufacturer of the…