PRETORIA - Spaza shop owners have until 5pm today to ensure their businesses are registered and compliant.
It came as a national foodborne illness disaster was declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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It followed the deaths of almost 30 children after allegedly eating snacks from vendors and spaza shops.
Daniel Fikreyesus from ANGGA, an organisation representing foreign owners, spoke to eNCA.