New data shows while spending on small luxuries is up, the smartphone upgrade cycle is ‘effectively over’ as pragmatic ...

DSBD says compliance challenges, particularly the lack of valid municipal trading licences, continue to hamper the rollout of ...

The Department of Small Business Development says R179.5 million from the Spaza Shop support fund has been spent on ...

The initiative was launched last year in collaboration with the department of trade, industry and competition. This followed a mandate requiring all spaza shops and food-handling outlets to register ...

Stella Ndabeni, Minister of Small Business Development, issues a stern warning to locals: apply for spaza shop funding ...

Calls for tighter inspections and changes to ownership laws are reshaping the national conversation around spaza shops.

The South African Police Service (Saps) is burdened with the task of dealing with criminal syndicates operating in the country, with some using spaza shops as fronts, and with police officers who ...

More than 20 people are believed to have died in one South African province after consuming food from local shops. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi said the majority of deaths have been children aged ...

Minister of Small Business Development Stella Ndabeni announced that the government will allocate R500 million in two weeks ...

While more than 4,200 applications have been assessed, the department says only 58% of them had the required municipal ...

Spaza shops have always been part of everyday life in South African townships commonly known as ekasi.

Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC Lebogang Maile revealed on Sunday that only 128 foreign-owned spaza shops will ...