JOHANNESBURG - Authorities are currently inspecting spaza shops in Soweto. In the past few weeks, several non-compliant spazas were shut down. Some of these small businesses have been linked to ...

This follows a national drive to put spaza shops on the books in a bid to improve regulatory oversight and food safety standards in the informal food sector.

Investigations into the source of the Terbufos that was linked to the deaths of six children in Naledi in Soweto last year ...

JOHANNESBURG - The Department of Agriculture said "lack of controls" from manufacturers and distributors led to the harmful ...

Predominantly linked to spaza shops, these incidents significantly impacted provinces including Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Free State, and Mpumalanga. “The province has not been spared ...

As the 2025 school year is well on its way concern over the children who died last year after eating poisoned food are still rife.

Neville Williams, who is also a community leader from Soweto, remarked, “We need to enforce stricter laws for spaza shop owners. If they do not meet health and safety criteria, they should not ...