spaza shops

Spaza shops under siege: Police hunt suspects after brazen robberies

Limpopo – Police in Limpopo have launched a large-scale manhunt following a string of business robberies in the Waterval... Read more

20 Mar

Countries

No permit, no spaza: KZN cracks down on undocumented shop owners

Cape Town –The KwaZulu‑Natal provincial government has announced an intensified crackdown on undocumented foreign nationals operating spaza shops, pledging... Read more

11 Feb

Countries

Immigrant spaza shop owners battle to meet registration deadline

A spaza shop in Motherwell, Gqeberha. Spaza shops were given until 28 February to register with the municipality. Photo:... Read more

9 Mar, 2025

Countries

WATCH | Govt says spaza shops registered before deadline would not be penalised

Cape Town — Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams said all spaza shops that were registered before the... Read more

3 Mar, 2025

Business

Govt unveils R500m spaza shop support fund to boost small businesses

Cape Town – The government will roll out a R500 million spaza shop support fund within the next two... Read more

3 Mar, 2025

Business

Over 17,000 Gauteng spaza shops register, but thousands non-compliant

Cape Town – Gauteng MEC Lebogang Maile has announced that 17,617 spaza shops registered during the province’s registration drive,... Read more

2 Mar, 2025

Countries

D-Day for spaza shops to be registered as Hlabisa warns there will be no more extensions

Cape Town — Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Velenkosini Hlabisa said Friday, 28 February, is the... Read more

28 Feb, 2025

Countries

SA’s food poisoning crisis: the govt’s response isn’t dealing with the real issues

Mamokete Modiba, Gauteng City-Region Observatory and Samiksha Singh, Gauteng City-Region Observatory The South African government declared a national disaster... Read more

6 Feb, 2025

Business