Angry residents shut down spaza shops
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- Nqobile Madlala reports that angry residents in Naledi are demanding the closure of at least 15 spaza shops in the area until they are fully inspected by officials for compliance. This follows the death of five children allegedly after eating snacks bought from a local spaza shop.
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What a good community leader. Very eloquent and intelligent!
And relaxed, ha pharatlhanye. I hope she is not one of the ANC activist who are always good at hijacking community programmes.
We are proud of you
Stand tall mama
You are so dignified and fair
What's intelligent when all this mess began while everyone - including her - was on watch ..... just being reactive...no intelligence.
I agree 💯 with. A real decent leader
Very well-said
Woman standing up, very good to see, few leaders have the strength to make a stand.well done .
Just hope she's not an ANC member coz heeeey
During apartheid these tuck shops belonged to black South Africans and now under the ANC they belong to Pakistanis.
what a shame
True. But what went wrong ?
Why did the previous owners vacate the premises. And why do landlords offer their spaces for these foreigners to rent there?
........and Somalis et al.
@@HUNCHO46664 ANC went wrong wrong!
@@HUNCHO46664we used to have shops and general dealers not spaza shops. So this people killed those business by selling fake food and expired food with cheap prices and the same goes to salons etc. now we need to weak up SAs
This community is handling this matter in a civil way -good to see , it's time South Africas stand up for themselves
Did someone open a case of murder against the shop ?
These children died and accountability?
The problem is that they will pack and leave Soweto, go open shops somewhere else where community members don't care. This should be a national concern.
That's my question, where are they go when they leaves Naledi
What a lady. Respect to you mam.
We South Africans have shot memories, it's not the first time this incidents happened, they closed today and tomorrow they allowed them back,how many of our kids should die because of toxic food from foreign owned Spaza shops,let them leave for good now.
The problem is allowing them to enter SA. its no use to chase these people away or hurt them because in a day another takes the others place
Arrest the inspectors, it seems like our country is lawless
Which inspectors
If you put poison in your friends drink and he dies then they must arrest the tavern owner😂.....this is madness!!!😂😂😂
It's not funny at all@@thabosoweto3094
It's all about greed and corruption.
Sent all foreigners back home.
@@thabosoweto3094are you saying they killing the kid’s deliberately?
Well spoken Ma Bertha💯
Indeed.Very proud of her eloquent explanation.
I blame us as South Africans for giving them our money and consuming their goods and also the landlords for even allowing them a space to rent our government has never intervened on anything and it's been a decade crying about the same issue seems like we have a very sort memory when it comes to this but what do we do????we give them money so they can continue operating 💔💔💔condolences to the families affected
100% True
@@maleselajdube8421why wait on n government. You would go after Nigerians and Zimbabweans in a blink of an eye but not as***Ian's who are poisoning your children.
You should be asking yourself from the beginning why they don't eat the food they're selling
This is all anc's fault, all of it!
They know the ingredients and how their products are made
They are here to kill us but we have a choice of not buying and supporting these people we've an abundance chain supermarkets that are proudly South African who are being taxed but through our soft hearts we keep on supporting people who don't contribute to our economy the politicians don't even know how those spaza smell like, even inspectors must be arrested for letting this happen. These foreigners sleep and pooh in the same space they run as a spaza shop
@@fanamlawuli6761it is the fault of soweto people who vote for anc
@@pebbleRock-l6i get out DA Satan! Sis mxm
So they are trading and people are still buying. So I think it's safe to say as South Africans we the ones who are to blame for supporting these spaza shops.
SAns have been running tuck- shops for ages before foreigners took over. We have never had such an incident.
but why did we stop?
South Africans are very hygienic, we don’t want typhoid and malaria in our country due to poor hygienic standard
@siphamandlamkhize9766 thank you. No one is stopping them. The government won't give them capital.
@@siphamandlamkhize9766because you claim to be all africans. ... ask thab mbeks
@@levikalombo1630Selling your stuff cheap caused all this. My aunt's kids refused to give up their shop to Pakistanis after their father passed on. They are still running the shop because there are no Pakistanis in their area.
We have seen videos of these people bottling water from toilet, licking biscuits before packing them... that is crime and people who rent out rooms and flats for illegal immigrants must be charged or this will never end
Nothing was happen to them😢
Pack and leave!? They should be charged and arrested.
My question exactly
After shut down is gonna open again.....dudula fight for this spaza's to be closed but we take lightly bcs we south African re bo Tomas makhola ka go bona
True
Dudula was all over the place. They had legit aims, but some members like the one who was in the forefront Hlanhla Lux made the organisation look like a clown. Especially when he claimed that his house was bombed and went after Malema.
True ...I'm over it ...location people thinks they re clever...I'm sure some of them re complaining about wher re they going to buy now...amamene mene tekele
Jealousy always plays a big role in these situations.
My word this community leader is well spoken.
Her request for health inspection to be done ,is pertinent for these shops to be accountable for incidents like this. Very sad ! Education to children on purchasing food or snacks is pertinent ,only to prevent loss of lives thru some food poisoning ,or expired food.
How is that a spaza shop owner suspected of killing 5 kids is not even arrested?? What kind of country is this??
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Banana Republic
Bribe the police 🚨
Because its staged. None of the parents did even shared a tear.
Shite country
It simple, stop buying from them and they will be forced to close!
Absolutely correct
Invasion of Pakistani, a spaza is not a specialized bussiness
They always sells brands we don't know that is why our kids die they don't pass SABS
They open spaza shops as if there were no shops in our country, i blame the ANC for allowing this nonese
I blame our people for being too trusting, too welcoming. That's how our continent was stolen from us. We're still the same trusting and sleeping people
@@molokomoloko5099And that is why the ANC will continue selling us out, they next thing they are going to sell are our graveyards.
@@molokomoloko5099exactly
We don't want the Minister. They are gona come with stories like is Lusikisiki. If the manager employees undocumented ppl he is arrested.why can't we arrest inspectors that are not doing their Jobs ?
Which inspectors are you talking about? There are no inspectors hence the lady is suggesting that they train graduates and matriculants so they can be the ones to inspect the shops.
You are not making sense in any way. Do not twist the information
You were civil enough to ask them to leave. Africans, go to Pakistan and see how you are treated there. Let alone causing death to their children. ANC has let us down. I don't recognize SA anymore. Everywhere you go it feels like you are in a foreign country. we are becoming a minority in our own country
Very scary, true.
Even when the tuck shops are run by South Africans, government still need to do their job and inspect the products and oversee that tuck shops are run properly. Government must just do their job man, ba sa tla go re bora bloody crooks.
Thank you. All shops must be quality compliant.
If locals were not supporting these shops, they would not have business and closed down. It's no brainer
This lady is spot on . The Government should finance and train local people to run shops .
It is a good idea, but the goverment does not care. It is high time south africans raise themselves up to do something. Running a small spaza shop to serve tour own community is not rocket science
South Africans are not doing this in their respective countries.
I don't think there are any South Africans in Pakistan 😂😂😂😂
abahambe!
We don't have a government in South Africa
The government does not like the idea of community people running businesses, people must idle in the streets doing nothing.
Have you ever been opposed to open business?
This is a foolish view
As South Africans we only need to work not to open our own businesses 😢 shame on us
THIS IS NOT ONLY PAKISTAN ITS BANGLADESHI PEOPLE TOO
I love this lady in red shirt, she is so smart...they must not let the owners leave, all snacks and eatables must be tested by forensics first, before the owner discard or get rid of the stuff....
Empty vessels make the most noise
Yoooh this Pakistanis they bribe authorities
Yes elaborate please...who is the empty vessel here, wonder..
DO THESE SHOPS HAVE VISAS to trade in townships? ANC GOVERNMENT how did these SPAZAS come to the townships? Do FOREIGNERS have permission TO TRADE in townships?.
💔💔the whole scenario is heartbreaking
Our government just focused on looting,they don't care, just give them your vote and they're good
These shops are also in suburban areas.
Too many if them already have fraudulent obtained IDs.
@@brideofchrist8295Yes they are moving into suburbs now.
Nqobile she is Mama Bertha to you let us not loose sight of our values as Africans of respecting our elders.
Its her mus its not a must to call her mama nqobile is also a mother
Found that a bit disrespectful as well we address elders in a certain way to show respect...you can't address an elder same way you're addressing your peers...
The only way to win against these spaza shops is to stop giving them your money. Don't buy from them. We can't be dealing with the same issues every year. Financially frustrate them out of the. townships.
"Find creative ways to enter South Africa" - Honorable Commander in Chief Julius Malema🤡🤡🤡
🤡🧠👶 honorable malema
You are a fool sir. Do you remember it was what under circumstances when he said that?
@@blackeror Under no circumstance should a supposed leader encourage people to break the law.
@lebohangmohapi8605 how being creative is breaking the law sir if I may ask you?
Agree Pakistani shops should be checked by health and safety. And even other shops
They are NOT wanted in townships as they do not like us.
I don't think that will work, because in our country as long as they've money they'll bribe those health and safety officials
No, they must LEAVE!!! 😡
They must get out! Dangerous bunch.
Are you Pakistani?
One thing i dont understand, work permits, permanent residence is given to foreigners only for running businesses and critical well paid jobs, while all the crappy jobs are left for South Africans, shouldnt it be the opposite , let the foriegners do all the crappy work and South Africans have the good jobs and own the businesses 🤔
Very splendid lady....the community leader!
They must never be allowed back!! All other communities should follow suit.
You'll be still in the township masende 😂 won't move an inch.
@@levikalombo1630you'll still be a refugee in other people's country fighting instead of fighting for your own country
Everything that the apartheid founders said we were and what they said we would do to this country we 100% did it and even exceeded their predictions.
Let's stop supporting their businesses
This is beyond food inspection issue or department. Why are there so many foreign nationals in our community trading? While the community and youth is unemployed and there is no support in helping the community itself to trade and run the spaza shops in the locations. Haibo 😢 Government 😮
Poor children, their lives had just begun. Why did they not just sell genuine goods? People were buying form them, why did they harm them?
Thats sad , even those selling drugs dont smoke them
Your reporting is very good and clear (keep it up)
Well spoken Mama very intelligent ❤
Nobody would end my childs life & live to see another day.
Agree with you mam. Proud of you guys for standing up for our kids
Nothing is done with multiple illegalities in our country
So much truth in this conversation. I just hope this can be resolved peacefully.
Why can't this government listen
What do you expect from useless ANC government?
Government does not care about us
Because it's not their kids or those they are related to weshu,that's being an African..and it's so harrowing,😭😭
Wht a brilliant community leader Bertha Zwana on point we need such leaders within our communities
We've been through a lot as South Africans, yoh 😢😢😢
Amabhunu, Abomdiya, Chinese manje Pakistanis and 🇳🇬
Kuningi. Kuningi.
Its too much to handle but the media is against us and calls us xenophobes😢
The GNU is nowhere to be found.
Went through the comments to see if any foreigner sympathizer were up in arms about this community demanding that this business be closed down after this, and nothing. Xenophobia doesn't exist when the lives of our kids are at risk and the crazy thing is like the lady pointed out this isn't the first time this has happened but our government is silent
They r even sleeping with cats inside their shops
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Which government are you talking about? We have no government in this Country, health inspectors, no health minister, perhaps we have one minister of health in South Africa and she's in Limpopo, Phophi Ramathupa.
What is the minister of small business is doing.
It can't be business as usual but our own children are dying.
This is too much now.
She's incompetent and very corrupt
@sethusipho39Who are you referring to? Please explain thank you.
They must go and occupy Sandton.
Honestly, Government must teach people to run spaza shops!!! Please respect us.
Teach? Lol
Where is the manufacturer of Snacks they must answer.Snacks must be Clinically tested at manufacturer.is Manufacturer illegal or legal company.Are they follow healty protocols
These guys will bribe the inspectors..... Cry beloved country
We are going around in circles. After two weeks the spaza will be opened again and they will be buying there. We have became such a weak community and we are watching our children die like flies 😢
Imagine if we tried this in Pakistan or Bangladesh. We would not last 3 days.
The should not allow any spaza shops of any kind around any educational centre's, each school should have there own shops to cater for da hungry children
Watching from Zambia. 🇿🇲we are Facing similar problems with Burundi's and Rwandan people who sleep in shops
So sorry... that's really sad... no one wants their country to be flooded with aliens and a lot of immigrants simply don't know how to behave anymore 😒 😑 🙄 but the media glorifies immigration even illegal/unregulated immigration as well as the rotten apples within certain immigrant groups
In Sou Africa is like banana country ,animal farm. Doing as they pleases . Entering boarders with or no identifies. This is a disgrace. They now as.if this is new . Whereas is an ongoing incidents
Good people the answer to this problem is just to stop buying from them and they will be forced to leave
Thay time the malls are closeby. You can even order small groceries online. Mina I wont risk my life.
I dont know why people called these spaza shop owners "Pakistani" most of these guys are either Bangladeshi or Ethiopian, most pakistani are in cell phone business
Same thing no one cares children died now we must keep up with nationality reallllly
5 children died. If that Spaza shop owner leaves how is he going to be held accountable? But, yes they must leave our country.
Sad reality he'll rent in other areas he should be arrested
Masebehambile ningabavumeli baphinde babuye yingane zethu lezi ezifayo .
How will the police investigate if the shop in question has been vacated 😮
That shows the stupidity of the police. They know the situation, They should be there addressing the community about all that
True
something is amiss here
Even her she is not asking those critical questions
Betha is very intelligent
Spaza shops stories in 2024 !
Where are the councilors and the minister of small business in all of this, can SAPS confirm if its food poisoning or something else. Not so long ago there was a syndicate killing children for body parts to be sold on the black market ?
Do a survey of all spaza shops.
Establish a spaza shop association, landlords to play a part.
Charge a once off initiation fee and monthly admin fee for new and existing spaza.
The association to appoint and handle inspections, lease agreements, business document's etc...
Government to subsidize. Unfortunately this not something you can blame apartheid for.
After inspection they will start collecting bribes like our police 😅
Exactly
On point, health and safety won't help us, they'll just come to collect money and off they go
If someone doesn't buy a food product for 4 years it's still sits on shelve. No matter who runs this spaza shop this will continue. A compliance auditing system should be in place from government
You voted for the ANC you wouldnt be having this situation at all.
Any proof they voted for the ANC ?
@@shanegedula8183 You work for which court and what is the case number?
@@Technology24 So in short you can't substantiate your claim ?
@@KatRSA Actions such as ?
Very same angry community support these shops. My heart breaks for little ones.
Government tske care of your country and its people
Shame. People are so lost. The failure to uplift the poor leads to ignorance and xenophobia. Political parties also stir up xenophobia to manipulate the poor.
go uplift the poor back home and leave xenophobic people alone in their own country simple as that
Those communities have high levels of unemployment.Why don't those with an income put miney together for stock,and let an unemployed person run a shop.Then pay the money back,Now yuo have created a job and someone of the community provide that service,
Condolences to the the families
ANC GOV.WILL NEVER EVER LISTEN TO PEOPLE, THE VOTERS!!!! KUNINI KUKHALWA????
ANC propaganda , xenophobic, apartheid and Racism is the same
Each case must be treated separately and thoroughly investigated before blaming spaza shops! What have we done since 2 yrs ago about the hundreds of kids who were left brain dead and handicapped by the LISTERIOSIS TIGER BRANDS CASE? What are we doing to stop our children killed by TRADITIONAL circumcisions each year? What is Government doing to get rid of pit latrines in our schools? OUR KIDS ARE DYING.....
Yes. They must leave please!
Agree with you and I wish all the wards could have the same leaders as she
We need women like her who will stand up for the community. It's time we did something because many have died after eating food from Pakistani Spaza shop.
As parents it's our duty to care for our children. Let's stand together and fight the health professionals to do their jobs Our children's lives matters
Where the heck is the SA government? Fighting for positions as usual instead of dealing with issues facing our communities.
I hope that once they have left, locals can start those businesses and sustain them. Our government does not monitor food safety, and that is why we are here. It's sad that we have lost young lives. May their souls rest in peace.
Abahambe
Leave the Government alone, these people didn't get Government funding to run these shops. They help each other which is a hard task us for black people to do.
You need to leave black people alone.
@khosiethabekhulu3497 Lol, You'll forever be poor. I'm black myself and I don't cry about everything to the government.
Viva... we'll never get rid of unemployment and poverty for as long as we allow people to operate small businesses in our communities while we remain consumers.
Let them go now
why did they leave them from last year, they should have been busy giving them notice to LEAVE .
Why they letting him leave before found out from investigation?
Now they will not find him to charge him.
When they are done with staging their drama, they will be begging the makula to open so they buy bread.
Government
Health department
Home affairs
Immigration departments
ANC
SAPS
Metro
Its all their fault
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God please protect our kids from this 😢