By BAKANG MOKOTO
29 November 2024- The Mamusa Local Municipality mayor, Seitebaleng Chelechele said they will intensify their tuck shops registration and food safety awareness campaigns. Chelechele said on 27 November 2024, the municipality’s Local Economic Development and Tourism (LEDT) Office, in collaboration with the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CDW unit), held a successful meeting with local tuck shop owners and their landlords at the Multi-Purpose Centre.
“The purpose of the meeting was to engage the invitees on several important topics aligned to the directives from the President of the Republic of South Africa, which are regulations for opening and running a compliant business within the small enterprise sector.
“This includes the processes for acquiring small business licenses, the importance of displaying a letter of acceptance in tuck shops and ensuring tuck shops have compliant building structures,” she said.
Chelechele further said the prohibition of using rat poison (Galephirimi) in tuck shops was also part of the agenda. She added that they also discussed the prohibition of keeping pets inside tuck shops.
“The prohibition of sleeping inside the tuck shops. Other stakeholders such as District Health Inspectors, the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Community Development Workers (CDWs), were in attendance. The meeting was well-attended, with participants raising compelling concerns and providing valuable feedback to officials.
“Additionally, the LEDT Manager, Oagile Kgadiete, committed to convening another meeting sooner than later to further engage with stakeholders on various matters, including the start of tuck shops registrations,” said Chelechele.
She urged tuck shop owners and their landlords to comply and adhere to the government regulations that govern the tuck shop business sector. Chelechele said they will soon release by-laws that regulate the tuck shop business.
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