What you need to qualify: The owner of the spaza shop must be a South African citizen or naturalised as a South African citizen prior to 1994. Spaza shops must operate within South Africa in rural ...

The effectiveness of the new R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF) set up by the South African government remains in question by many stakeholders. While lauded as a potential game-changer ...

Qualifying South African-born spaza shop owners have been urged to stop leasing out their properties to undocumented immigrants who run spaza shops in their communities. This comes as scores of ...

The eight-year-old boy has been in intensive care in the hospital for almost a week after eating the snacks from the spaza shop. COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa and City of Joburg Mayor Dada ...

Addressing the launch of the Spaza Shop Support Fund, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, said the fund will transform the spaza shop landscape by creating jobs, alleviating ...

South African spaza shop owners looking to improve, expand or sustain their businesses can now apply for financial and technical assistance through the government’s newly launched Spaza Shop ...

South Africa: Govt Launches R500 Million Spaza Shop Support Fund SAnews.gov.za, 9 April 2025 Government has officially opened applications for the highly anticipated R500 million support fund ...

Government has called on eligible South African spaza shop owners in townships and rural areas who want to improve, expand, and sustain their shops to apply for assistance with the R500 million ...

The DA has formally demanded a detailed report from MEC Maile, urging him to prioritise the enforcement of spaza shop regulations and conduct intensified inspections. “This recent food poisoning ...

Addressing the launch of the Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF), Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, said the fund will transform the spaza shop landscape by creating jobs, alleviating ...

The eight-year-old was admitted after eating snacks he had bought from a nearby spaza shop. Although he has been taken off mechanical ventilators, his condition remains critical. Speaking to eNCA ...