MPs: Local Spaza Owners Hit by Red Tape While Foreign Traders Get Most Licenses
Parliament has exposed a chaotic licensing system that leaves South African spaza owners struggling while foreign-owned shops benefit from lax enforcement. MPs revealed that locals face confiscations and red tape, yet foreign traders receive most approved licenses. The Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development has heard that the Spaza Shop Support Fund has barely reached applicants, blocked by the very licensing failures the government hasn't fixed. Members, including Hendrik Krüger, warned that proposed transformation funds risk becoming bloated bureaucracies instead of empowering South Africans. Hendrik Krüger Member of the parliament's Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development spoke to Elvis Presslin
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Dr. Mmusi Maimane: Parliament Queries G20 Summit Costs to Ensure Responsible Use of Public Funds
Parliament's standing committee on appropriations has written to Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, seeking clarity on the costs of hosting this weekend's G20 Leaders Summit. Committee chair Dr. Mmusi Maimane says the committee wants to ensure public funds were managed prudently, as hosting the summit served as an opportunity for South Africa to showcase itself to the world. Dr. Maimane spoke to Elvis Presslin
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National Disaster Management Centre Declares GBVF a Disaster; COGTA minister Velenkosini Hlabisa Applauds the Move
The Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has welcomed the decision to classify Gender-Based Violence and Femicide as a national disaster. The National Disaster Management Centre concluded that GBV meets the threshold of a potential disaster, citing persistent and immediate life-safety risks. The classification calls on all government departments to strengthen support for existing response structures and implement contingency arrangements to manage the disaster. For the latest Minister Hlabisa spoke to Elvis Presslin
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Criminal Case Opened Over Alleged Trapping of 17 SA Men in Ukraine–Russia Conflict
The South African Police Service has confirmed that Ms Nkosazana Bonganini Zuma - Mncube has opened a criminal case at the Sandton police station against Ms Duduzile Zuma, Ms Siphokasi Xuma and Mr Blessing Khosa. The case is in relation to seventeen South African men who are allegedly trapped in the Ukraine/Russian War. Ms Mncube claims the men were lured to Russia under false pretences and handed to a Russian mercenary group to fight in the Ukrainian war without their knowledge or consent. Elvis Presslin spoke to a brother of one of the men stuck in the Ukraine-Russia war, Sandile Ndhlovu
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ANCYL Commends SA's Successful G20 Hosting Amid 'Deliberate' Undermining by President Trump
The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) says it congratulates the Republic of South Africa for hosting exceptionally well, the historic G20 Summit in Johannesburg. The youth league says the Summit is groundbreaking, not only because it was held on African soil under South Africa's capable leadership, but also because it has remained steadfast and focused despite deliberate attempts by US President Donald Trump to delegitimise it. Elvis Presslin spoke to ANCYL National Spokesperson, Zama Khanyase
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