JOHANNEBSURG - Co-operative Governance Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa says some spaza shops are still non-compliant.
Government went on a drive to ensure the registration of informal businesses.
It followed numerous cases were people became ill after consuming food from spaza shops.
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In the latest incident, an eight-year-old Soweto boy has been hospitalised.
He felt sick after eating chips bought at a local spaza shop.
Hlabisa says they will ramp up efforts to ensure laws are adhered to.