File image: The South African Police Service (SAPS) inspect spaza shop for compliance. 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile says more than 4600 certificates of acceptability have been issued to owners of food outlets including spaza shops. The documents have been issued since the registration deadline on Friday. They confirm the…
The Gauteng Traffic Wardens, SAPS, immigration and health Officials joined Merafong Traffic conduct operation targeting spaza shops within the West Rand to ensure compliance on November 6, 2024. 1 minute Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile has revealed that over 17 000 spaza shops in the province have submitted their application for registration….
A street money changer counts South African Rands. 2 minutes The Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) says there are ways for government to recover the revenue it seeks for budget allocations without having to raise any tax, including Value Added Tax (VAT). This is as Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise…
Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana delivers the 2023 Budget Speech on February 22, 2023. 1 minute Cabinet says Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana is set to finalise the budget and table it before parliament on March 12. This follows the conclusion of a Special Meeting convened yesterday to consider inputs by its members into the best possible…
Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero addresses the Urban 20 Cycle on March 3, 2025. 1 minute Johannesburg Mayor, Dada Morero says the 8th Urban 20 (U20) Cycle is a platform to advocate urban development issues in the G20 and the United Nations (UN). The Cities of Johannesburg and Tshwane launched the event yesterday. The global initiative…
A roof top solar installed. 2 minutes The Consumer Goods and Services Ombud (CGSO) has urged the public to consult their municipalities before installing an energy backup system as the country faces electricity supply challenges. Many South Africans have gone off the grid due to the unresolved energy crisis. Last week, Eskom implemented stage six…
City Power employee. 1 minute Johannesburg City Power has raised concerns over the increase in vandalism incidents on its underground tunnels. The power utility says this has resulted in a number of power outages across the city. In 2022, the Gauteng SAPS announced the establishment of the Regional Essential Infrastructure task team. The multi-disciplinary team…
Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams specking at a government event. 2 minutes Small Business Development Minister Stella Ndabeni- Abrahams says once the National Business Licensing Bill becomes law, it will provide clarity, consistency and transparency with regards to the licensing of businesses in the country. The draft law intends to replace the Businesses Act of 1991 with…
A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand, in South Africa. 2 minutes Small Business Development Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, says spaza shops and food handling outlets owners that have applied for registration and are yet to finalise the process will not be penalised. Spaza shop…
People are seen on Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, US, March 19, 2021. 3 minutes Wall Street has ended higher after a choppy trading session, with Dell Technologies dipping and other tech stocks climbing after a meeting between the US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr…
