ANC Leaders Urge Regulation of Spaza Shops Amid Health Concerns and Calls for Local Ownership

ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has called on the government to implement regulations ensuring spaza shops are exclusively South African-owned, following reports of health incidents where schoolchildren allegedly consumed contaminated goods from these shops. Collen Malatji, ANC Youth League President, echoed this sentiment, urging party members to close foreign-owned spaza shops in response to public safety concerns and to support local ownership within the sector.