Closed spazas trading again after poisoning scandal
Business is bad due to mistrustful communities and operators having fled
02 February 2025 - 00:00
While 43,049 spaza owners have so far applied to register their businesses, most of the 560 spaza shops that were closed by the government late in 2024 have reopened...
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