Government is finalizing a policy to protect South African-owned spaza shops and general dealers.
A man looks at an item before buying at a spaza shop in Thembisa, on the East Rand, in South Africa, August 2, 2023.Government is finalising a policy to protect South African-owned spaza shops and general dealers operating in the townships from unfair competition.
She says her department has allocated R45 million to cushion local spaza shops and general dealers against competition from foreign-owned shops and big businesses. “The reality is that any responsible government should be saying these different sectors or segments of sectors should be reserved for South Africans and that’s what we are busy with now, we are engaging municipalities, we have issued a policy we’ve gazetted it, people have made comments and I now stand to receive the report on Friday and take it to Cabinet,” says Ndabeni-Abrahams.
“We have engaged with the big manufacturers to say we are trying to negotiate what you call bulk buying so that we can get discounts for our people so that when they sell, they can earn a profitable margin. All of that once more is meant to ensure that our people provide quality food which is why amongst the interventions, we have set up a task force on counterfeit products.”
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