After many kids fell ill from consuming suspected contaminated food from local spaza shops in Vhembe, Limpopo, they have shut down foreign-owned spaza shops, as they blame them for the spike in incidents of food poisoning involving school kids. 

EAST RAND FOREIGN-OWNED SHOP CLOSED 

Meanwhile, Gauteng Crime Prevention Wardens (CPW) also known as Amapanyaza together with the South African police service arrested two shop owners in Olievenhoutbosch, in the east of Johannesburg during the compliance checks that were conducted in the area. The shops were also closed down.CPW conducted the compliance checks at Ward 106, Extension 23 where they found illicit cigarettes and a box of counterfeit headache powder hidden in the toilet.A CWP member who spoke to ZiMoja on condition of anonymity said that they are on a mission to have all spaza shops that do not comply in the province shut down."These people have been operatting unlawfully for a while now. In their minds, they think they?re untouchable They have become arrogant," CPW told Zimoja at the time. 

HEALTH MINISTRY WANTS SPAZAS TO PAY TAXES 

 The Minister of Health, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called on spazas to be audited and registered with SARS, so they can pay tax. "We want spaza shops audited. We want the owners to come forward and the spaza shop to be registered. And when you register we want documentation. If you don’t have documentation, we will obviously have the spaza shop closed. If ... you have the Right to be in SA, all that is left is for you to register with the SA Revenue Service and start paying tax on that spaza shop," he said.