CoJ to prioritise locals in registering of spaza shops
Spaza shop owners were given 21 days to register or face closure.
The families of five children who died on Sunday after allegedly consuming chips from a local spaza shop in Naledi, Soweto, are looking for closure.
JOHANNESBURG - The City of Joburg has responded to civic group Operation Dudula’s call not to register foreign-owned spaza shops in Soweto, confirming they will prioritise assisting locals first.
Operation Dudula members picketed outside the Jabulani municipal offices on Monday in a bid to stop foreign nationals who arrived to register their businesses.
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Spaza shop owners were given 21 days to register or face closure.
City of Joburg spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane: "The city is currently not registering foreign nationals who own spaza shops."
The city is assisting locals who own spaza shops to formalise.
Community members are hurling insults as they turn back a foreign national who came here to register their business. Some of the community members can be seen throwing rocks at the car. pic.twitter.com/XtvBw8e9F9
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