Spaza shop in Soweto.
JOHANNESBURG - Spaza shop owners have until Friday to register their businesses or be shut down.
President Cyril Ramaphosa gave them 21 days to comply with regulations.
It followed the deaths of over 20 children after eating snacks from local spaza shops and vendors.
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Several owners want the deadline to be extended to six months.
Meanwhile, owners in Nelson Mandela Bay municipality attended a workshop yesterday to help them register.
And in Gauteng, Finance MEC Lebogang Maile will give an update on the situation in the economic hub.