As the registration of spaza shops got underway in Soweto on Monday, local spaza owners said they wanted to do the right thing and follow the law despite the tedious process.

As the registration of spaza shops got underway in Soweto on Monday, local spaza owners said they wanted to do the right thing and follow the law despite the tedious process.

Parents tell politicians about the "cliff-edge" their children face when they leave school.

When the registration of spaza shops started in Soweto on Monday, owners said they wanted to do the right thing and follow the law despite the tedious process.

Nearly a quarter of rural schools have substandard drinking water, according to a GNS study.

"We must confront a troubling reality: alcohol is the leading contributor to various crimes in Limpopo,” says provincial police deputy commissioner Maj-Gen Jan Scheepers.

"We must confront a troubling reality: alcohol is the leading contributor to various crimes in Limpopo,” says provincial police deputy commissioner Maj-Gen Jan Scheepers.

It took swift police action to stop community members who were barring foreign shop owners from registering their spazas for Ali Karar to start the process.

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