# President of the Township Economic Commission of South Africa, Bheki Twala, says violent crime continues to affect spaza shop owners. He responded to the kidnapping of Gauteng spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka, who had been reported missing for almost a month. Twala told SABC News small township businesses often operate under constant threat, yet cases are rarely formally recorded. He warns this underreporting masks the true scale of the problem:
Economic Commission says violence against spaza owners remains widespread [SOUND]
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