Lesufi introduced new by-laws in response to the food poisoning cases associated with spaza shops. These sites are also called tuck shops and are informal grocery stores. “We all agreed that ...

Spaza shops operating across the province are set to come under major scrutiny, with municipalities urged to intensify regular inspections of these establishments. This order was handed down by ...

Another spaza shop owner, Tshiamo Mphahlele, said by-laws governing the handling of food products, including monitoring stock levels and expiry dates, had taken a back seat.

KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Premier Thami Ntuli says the provincial government has called an urgent meeting with municipalities to discuss enforcing spaza shop compliance with national laws. This follows ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has ordered the immediate closure of the spaza shops implicated in the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto last month. This was one of the measures he announced on ...

A total of eight spaza shops were closed on Monday afternoon at the order of Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor, Babalwa Lobishe. The mayor claimed the shops operated illegally and their owners lacked proper ...

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The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Collen Malatji, is calling on the government to provide funding for spaza shops to allow unemployed youth to run their businesses ...

The National Informal Traders Alliance says President Cyril Ramaphosa's plan to re-register all spaza shops in South Africa in 21 days is too ambitious, given the number of spaza shops nationwide.

ActionSA has proposed regulations aimed at eliminating the ownership of spaza shops by foreign nationals, ensuring that 100% of these businesses are operated by locals. The party revealed on ...

Picture: @kzngov/X DURBAN - KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli said that his administration was working on closing spaza shops that were being run by foreigners who were in the country illegally.

Speaking on eNCA, Lesufi said the provincial government had given itself a deadline of 1 December to re-register spaza shops.Once the deadline has passed, shops without a licence will not be ...