Hundreds of spaza shop owners in Johannesburg's Soweto township are rushing to register their businesses by the government's deadline, leading to long queues at the Jabulani Civic Centre.
JOHANNESBURG - Queues are heavily backed up in Jabulani, Soweto , where hundreds of spaza shop owners scramble to meet the registration deadline.This follows President Cyril Ramaphosa's directive last month that spaza shops be registered on the government’s database. The move aims to regulate the industry in response to a rise in foodborne illnesses which resulted in the deaths of over 20 children.
Long queues continue to wind around the Jabulani Civic Centre in Soweto, as hundreds of people wait to register their spaza shops. Officials have separated the queues, with elderly spaza shop owners in one line and younger individuals in another. One spaza shop owner however insists they are not to blame for registering at the last minute, saying they were turned away last week due to water issues in the township. ' I don’t understand how water issues affect the registration process. They told us in the morning last week that there’s no water and we should come back today.' Despite Tuesday being the final day, some spaza shop owners are still being turned away due to outstanding documents. As today marks the final day for Spaza Shop registrations, queues are heavily backed in Jabulani Soweto with many waiting in line to enlist their businesses
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