Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams says government will assist spaza shops to be compliant [SOUND]

# Small Business Development minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, says the government is committed to assisting spaza shops and food-handling outlets that are not yet compliant. Following several incidents of food poisoning and deaths related to foodborne illnesses, spaza shops, and food-handling outlets were requested to register by the 28th of last month. Ndabeni-Abrahams says 61 business regulation officers have been recruited to conduct awareness campaigns, research, and geo-mapping of spaza shops and food-handling facilities, among other functions: