Entrepreneurship in South Africa under fire

He spoke on Monday in KwaMashu, north of Durban.

“I am here to say to the people of South Africa that we are going to use our political privilege to ensure that we do something about this.”

ActionSA is proposing a number of measures to reform the townships’ economy, including a bill that would shift ownership of spaza shops back to locals.

Mashaba said they plan to introduce the ‘spaza4locals law’ in parliament to help create jobs and reduce the influence of criminal syndicates.

The proposals come amid an increasing number of cases of food poisoning, some of which have been fatal, mainly involving children who have consumed snacks from local shops and vendors.

“We are losing lives, entrepreneurship and opportunities for our people to create and run businesses in their communities, including employment.

“We have the highest unemployment rate in the world, but at the same time we are allowing people to come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and China. South Africa is the world championship of crime because international crime syndicates have identified South Africa as a playground for crime.”