Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams 2 minutes The Department of Small Business Development has taken its Asset Assist programme to Mthatha, where Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has handed over equipment and financial support to participants from the OR Tambo area This programme acts as a catalyst to help small businesses overcome financial challenges by providing essential support. Equipping…
A spaza shop in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. 1 minute Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has announced that the spaza shop registration process will be extended to February 28, 2025. This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement last month that all spaza shops must be registered with their respective municipalities within 21 days….
Teams from SAPS Environmental Health, Consumer Rights and Fire and Disaster Management conduct health and safety inspections at local spaza in the Valley in the Eastern Cape on November 25, 2024. 2 minutes The National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc) has described government’s decision to register spaza shops as unfair. Yesterday was…
1 minute The Hawks in Free State have arrested a 57-year-old Bloemfontein businesswoman for fraud and money laundering involving the Temporary Employee Relief Scheme (TERS) of the Department of Employment and Labour. Marinda Smith was arrested for claiming from the scheme on behalf of 28 employees. She allegedly received an over R537 000 payout. The…
4 minutes Long queues have formed at the Jabulani Civic Centre in Soweto, as today is the closing date set by the government for small business owners to comply with municipal by-laws for running a small business. The registration process is the government’s effort to stop recent foodborne illnesses and deaths, caused by food allegedly…
3 minutes Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has given a hint of what South Africans can expect once the National Health Insurance (NHI) becomes operational. Motsoaledi said the NHI aims to improve the healthcare system by making sure that everyone gets proper healthcare despite their background. The South African government has been delving into the…
A worker sells eggs to a customer at a spaza shop. 1 minute Owners of food outlets including tuck shops also called spaza shops in Bloemfontein are frustrated over the looming deadline for the registration of their businesses. Some say municipal authorities have sent them back many times on grounds that their documents are incomplete….
JMPD and Environmental Health officers issued a fine to the owner of a shop for trading without a certificate in Hillbrow. 2 minutes The National Informal Traders Alliance of South Africa (NITASA) has asked for an extension for the registration of food outlets including tuck shops also called spaza shops. The owners of the businesses…
Food inspected at a spaza shop. 2 minutes 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…
A police van is pictured at a mine in Stilfontein where illegal miners are underground in this image captured on 25 November 2024. 1 minute Nineteen illegal mineworkers have been sentenced by the Stilfontein Magistrate’s court in the North West to 24 months imprisonment, suspended for five years for contravention of the Mineral and Petroleum…
