JOHANNESBURG - The Small Business Development Minister says she has no power to regulate spaza shops.
But, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says her department is working on a licensing policy.
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It comes amid a surge of food poisoning incidents, some of which resulted in death.
Most of the cases are linked to snacks bought from spaza shops and street vendors.