Food safety in informal businesses is not simply a regulatory requirement. It is a public health priority with direct consequences for the communities that rely on these businesses every day. For many households, the spaza shop, food stall or informal food business is an important part of the local food environment. It is where families […]
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Picture this: a spaza shop in Soweto is doing solid business on a Tuesday morning. The owner is friendly, the stock is well arranged, and customers are coming through the door regularly. Then a municipal Environmental Health Practitioner (EHP) walks in. Within minutes, the inspector has noted three problems: no Certificate of Acceptability on the
August in South Africa brings a familiar wave of corporate messaging marking National Women’s Month: speeches honouring resilience, campaigns celebrating gender diversity, and messaging focused on individual success. Inspiration has a place in public dialogue, but driving structural economic transformation requires examining the operational realities facing female-led enterprises. Data from the government’s Spaza Shop Support
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