City of Tshwane shuts down two spaza shops in Pretoria North for non-compliance

 By: Simon Majadibodu

City of Tshwane mayor, Chilliers Brink (dressed in a brown jacket) together with metro police officers and local economic development and health official conducts a by-law enforcement campaign in Winternest, Pretoria North. Photo: X / @tshwane_mayor

City of Tshwane has closed down tuck shops in Winternest, Pretoria North, for non-compliance.

On October 2023, Tshwane mayor Cilliers Brink together with a multidisciplinary team of metro police officers and local economic development and health officials conducted a by-law enforcement operation in the area.

The aim of the operation was on basic law enforcement, business licences and compliance by spaza shops, ensuring that they are health compliant.

During the operation, one spaza shop in Theresa Park was shut down for poor hygiene.

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One of the tuck shop that was closed down in Theresa Park for poor hygiene. Photo: X / @tshwane_mayor

“The owner sleeps in the spaza shop along with the goods that are supposed to be sold to our people,” said Brink.

Another spaza shop was closed in Winternest for several violations. 

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Another spaza shop was shut down in Winternest for selling medicinal products. Photo: X / @tshwane_mayor

Brink explained, “The premises are also used for rental purposes with several medicinal products sold on-site.”

During the inspection process, a total eight premises, including spaza shops and salons, were inspected for compliance.

“Six notices were issued for various offences ranging from contraventions of the Foodstuffs, Cosmetics and Disinfectants Act to non-compliance with the Street Trading By-law and Fire Safety By-law.”

Some of the medicinal products that were found in a tuck shop in Winternest, Pretoria North. Photo: X / @tshwane_mayor

Brink further said that a team members from the Development Compliance, Spatial Planning and Built Enforcement Sections also issued several contravention notices to a homeowner, and the business operator for using their property to run an illegal supermarket.

He said that they will continue to conduct the operations to protect the residents, and issue fines or even shut down businesses when necessary.