spaza shops

A protest targeting undocumented foreign nationals and foreign-owned businesses in Soweto turned violent after vehicles were torched and residents stormed a spaza shop in Orlando West, prompting police…

Cooperative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has called for the closure of all non-compliant spaza shops, following a serious food safety incident in Soweto.

An eight-year-old boy from Mapetla, Soweto, remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, four days after falling severely ill from eating…

Gauteng Finance MEC Lebogang Maile has issued a strong warning against foreign nationals allegedly intimidating local spaza shop owners into closing their businesses.

The government has extended the registration deadline for spaza shops to 28 February 2025.

Friday marks the final day for spaza shop owners to submit their business registration applications, but the wait to know the status of their applications will continue.

Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, announced that more than 200,000 spaza shops have been inspected since the government implemented measures to combat food-borne illnesses.

President Cyril Ramaphosa informed the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) on Thursday that authorities have intensified a nationwide crackdown on spaza shops following the tragic deaths of several…

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive for all unregistered South African and foreign-owned spaza shops to register within 21 days has sparked outrage among residents in Soweto, Gauteng.

The Department of Agriculture has been assigned to investigate factories producing a pesticide, Terbufos, which has been linked to the deaths of several children in the country.