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
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
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
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
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
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
Gauteng cracks down on non-compliant spaza shops, 296 closed
Cape Town – Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile has raised concerns over the high level of non-compliance among spaza... Read more
3 Feb
Food complaints jump 55% in Cape Town: What’s behind the surge?
The City of Cape Town has reported a significant rise in food-related complaints, with cases increasing by 55% from... Read more
23 Jan
WATCH | Foreign spaza shop owners delighted with registration deadline extension
Cape Town — Following the announcement that the deadline for spaza shop registrations would be extended to February 2025,... Read more
19 Dec, 2024
Govt won’t cap foreign nationals running spaza shops – Hlabisa
Cape Town – Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says there is no need to impose a quota on the... Read more
19 Dec, 2024
