insert_link South Africa Gauteng MEC Responds to Food Poisoning Outcry And Defends Foreign-Owned Spaza Shops Gauteng MEC of Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, says they cannot simply shut down foreign-owned spaza shops in response to public outcry over food poisoning incidents. The provincial Health Department has documented a total of 203 food poisoning cases between February and September this year, resulting in six fatalities. Maile says foreign-owned shops have introduced unfair competition in the township economy: todayOctober 21, 2024 11
insert_link South Africa S.A’s Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber Reports 30% Reduction in Visa Backlog In S.A, Minister of Home Affairs Leon Schreiber says his department's dedicated team has already reduced the visa backlog by processing 92-thousand-886 applications out of a total of 306-thousand. This is a reduction of 30-percent. Schreiber tabled the department's budget in Parliament. He says a further urgent priority in improving the dignity of interactions with Home Affairs is to stabilise the online system: todayJuly 16, 2024 35