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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>A South African spaza shop owner in Soweto has cried foul, citing market saturation by undocumented foreign nationals.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, inspectors from the National Consumer Commission (NCC) with Gauteng Health officials and police conducted day two of their blitz operations in Soweto.<\/p>\n

Targeting local businesses that might be selling hazardous food items, the inspections are the government’s response to concerns over foods sold in non-compliant spaza shops across the country.<\/p>\n

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Robert Maketa (78) has been running his business – which doubles as a Kota and spaza shop – for over 30 years.<\/p>\n

Maketa said he has seen dozens of shops, which he claims are non-compliant, riddled with health hazards, and hurting the township economy come and go.<\/p>\n

He welcomed the inspections but called for immediate action against those flouting regulations.<\/p>\n

“Their prices are cheaper than ours as South Africans because they make their own products sometimes from behind their toilets,” said Maketa.<\/p>\n

The inspections are set to continue in and around the community of Soweto over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

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