JOHANNESBURG - The deadline for spaza shop registrations has been extended to 28 February next year.
The 21-day registration time frame was declared by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month, after more than 20 children died due to chemical poisoning found in food bought from spaza shops.
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Spaza shops and other food handling businesses have said that lack of information about registration processes cause delays in their attempts to register.
Small Business Institute CEO, John Dludlu spoke to eNCA.