Spaza shops have been a key topic in South Africa's online xenophobic dialogue for years because many of these convenience stores are owned by Africans from other parts of the continent. The call for ...

A series of devastating events has plagued South African society in recent months with reports across multiple media outlets of the hospitalisation and death of children in the country. Some of these ...

Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has warned South Africans against registering spaza shops on behalf of foreigners who did not ...

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli has outlined a series of government interventions in a bid to curb food safety ...

During the operation, 18 supermarkets and spaza shops were visited, of which 14 were issued with notices of closure by the health department. Unhealthy, expired, rotten, unlabeled and repackaged ...

Kensington spaza shops were inspected on 26 November, revealing serious food safety violations, including mouldy food, rodent ...

To transform the spaza sector, we must navigate the complex transition from its current state of informality and ...

Spaza shop owners are no longer just victims of extortion by local gangs. Some say they are turning the tables, using these ...

Government says aware of the spaza shops’ impact on rural and township economies. It has warned spaza shop owners that they ...

The spaza shop industry is said to be worth R178 billion and accounts to at least 30 to 40 % of South Africa’s annual food ...

Delivering his annual address to the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) in Parliament on Thursday, 28 November 2024, ...

At the same time, Defence and Military Veterans Deputy Minister Bantu Holomisa, says deployment of soldiers to assist in the ...