The government’s approach — though driven by necessity — raises an essential question: Does the government truly understand what it is asking spaza shop owners to do? A2Pay, a company that ...

This time, as was the case during Covid, government is bringing the carrot of funding to the party in the form of a R500 million spaza shop support fund, soon to be launched. Research by Accenture ...

Imnar Makoro, an Ethiopian spaza shop operator in Soweto who says he has been in the country for eight years, said he registered his spaza shop in December 2024. “I registered without any ...

Despite these efforts, the implementation of such policies remains fraught with challenges, particularly concerning enforcement, red tape, and the exclusion of non-South African spaza shop ...

KwaZulu-Natal municipalities are urging spaza shop owners and food-handling businesses to register to ensure compliance with food safety regulations and avoid legal repercussions. The deadline for ...

Government set a deadline of this afternoon for all spaza shop operators and owners to submit the necessary paperwork and fees in order to register and keep trading. Hundreds of Soweto spaza shop ...