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[FILE] Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa convened a meeting with the department’s EXCO and its entities on July 2, 2024.
Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has introduced a new standard draft by-law intended to boost township economies.
According to the department, the by-law aims to create a supportive environment for small businesses, with a focus on economic inclusion, job creation, and empowering local communities.
Hlabisa says the regulation will go beyond tuck shops, ensuring that all township businesses operate legally.
“To run any kind of business, you will need a permit from the municipality. To get a permit from the municipality, you must be a registered person and you must be a South African. If you’re not a South African, you must be a documented foreign national, if you’re not documented you can’t run a business.”
He emphasised that the by-law will enable authorities to trace accountability in cases such as food safety incidents.
“If you will not regulate such, you will never know who is selling what, and when food poisoning is happening, you won’t be able to trace who was responsible. Every business is going to be registered,” adds Hlabisa.
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[PICTURE] : Adv Quinton Kuhn from @GDCoGTA presents the by-laws that need to be implemented as the province deals with the scourge of food poisoning. pic.twitter.com/QjfHRMV6K8
— CoGTA (@GDCoGTA) November 10, 2024
