Zuko Komisa

Since registration began on November 15, 2024, 13 616 registration forms have been sent to both domestic and international owners throughout Gauteng as the deadline for spaza store registration draws near.
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa ordered that all spaza businesses and establishments that handle food register with their local governments within 21 days.
At a media briefing in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile provided an update on the status of spaza shop registrations. He stated that as of December 10, 13 616 spaza shops had received registration forms, and 1,916, of those, had been returned
“At present, 2 605 applications have been submitted by non-South African spaza shop owners based on data from the City of Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, West Rand District Municipality (comprising Merafong, Rand West City and Mogale City Local Municipalities), and the Sedibeng District Municipality (comprising Emfuleni, Midvaal and Lesedi Local Municipalities),” Maile said.
“The registration process has been simplified to ensure that business owners are not consumed in red tape, while simultaneously ensuring that compliance is achieved. Additionally, three municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg, City of Tshwane and City of Ekurhuleni, have digitised their application process, while other municipalities are in various stages of digitising the process.
“This is happening alongside the process of municipalities establishing by-laws on spaza shop ownership. Presently, municipalities are adopting a draft model standard by-law,” Maile said.
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