More than 13 000 spaza shop registrations received in Gauteng: Maile

Food inspected at a spaza shop.

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With President Cyril Ramaphosa’s 21-day spaza shop registration process deadline fast approaching, the Gauteng government says it will embark on a process to determine those who qualify to own spaza shops.

The deadline is five pm on Tuesday. Acting Gauteng Premier, Lebogang Maile has briefed members of the media on their plans in Johannesburg.

Maile says they have come across challenges and also successes during the registration process. The spaza shop registration drive comes after the death of a number of children in suspected food poisoning incidents.

Eighty five registration centres were set up across Gauteng and over 13 000 application forms have been collected.

“This is an application process, and the determination will be made for those who qualify. Some of the issues that came up are people who submitted incomplete documents, people who were fronting for foreign nationals, and people who did not have floor plans for their businesses.”

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