Spaza Shops To Be Granted Chance To Finalise Registration Process

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 owners had until Friday last week to register their businesses for compliance .

She has clarified that spaza shops that have yet to confirm their registration status , due to the lack of online registration facilities in their municipalities, will not be penalised.

Ndabeni-Abrabams was addressing members of the media in Pretoria this afternoon.

"We want to say to all those that have registered or adhered to the call to go and register their businesses, and those that are within their constitutional right to do business, but are still awaiting the processes in terms of their outcomes as they are led by their municipalities, will not be penalised. It is important that we emphasise this point, because some businesses did adhere to the presidents call, and went to register but because other municipalities are still undertaking manual processes, and the confirmation of certain documentation, which means its not the fault of the business owners. This is why were saying, those businesses will not be penalised," she says.