“How do you open a spaza shop, stay in the same shop, eat in the shop, sleep in the shop and hold a church service in the same shop without a local authority raising eyebrows?” he asked.
Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says if government enforced bylaws for the licensing of spaza shops in townships, issues of illegal employment and operation, among others, would be avoided. File image.Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says bylaws for the licensing of spaza shops should be enforced without fear or favour, regardless of whether they’re owned by SA citizens or foreigners.
“Some of these issues have to do with bylaws. It is global practice around the world that when you establish a spaza shop or any business, you must be licensed by the local authority,” he said. “I wrote to the SA Local Government Association years back, asking them to ensure municipalities implement bylaws without fear of favour.
“In our different institutions, such as hospitals, universities and finance, we have a lot of people from other countries, especially from the continent. Some are even heads of our institutions.
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