As part of the City of Ekurhuleni’s ongoing registration drive for spaza shops and food handling traders, owners are reminded to register their businesses before the looming the closing date. The registration process is currently open and will run until Friday, 13 December 2024.
Business owners can be assisted at their nearest customer care centres from 08:00 to 16:30 from Monday to Friday.
To register, spaza shop and food-handling business owners must submit their completed applications with all the necessary documents at the designated customer care centre. Business licenses will be issued to qualifying businesses in line with the Business Act, 1991 (Act 71 of 1991).
All spaza shops and food handling businesses must meet the following minimum requirements for registration:
- Completed business license application form;
- Appropriate zoning certificate or written consent approval;
- Certificate of Acceptability (health standards);
- Approved building plan and occupancy certificate;
- Certified copy of the title deed or letter from the landlord if not owned;
- Identity document (for South African residents);
- Work permit or letter from the Department of Home Affairs (for non-South African residents);
- Registration with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC);
- Latest municipal account statement for the business address;
- Tax clearance certificate from SARS.
Below is a list of registration centres residents around the city:
| AREA | PHYSICAL ADDRESS | ADVISOR |
| ALBERTON | Alberton Civic Centre ground floor, Alwyn Taljaard Street | Reabetswe Mabitsela |
| BENONI | Walk-in Centre building c/o Tom Jones Street and Elston Avenue 1st Floor | Simphiwe Cebisa |
| BOKSBURG | Civic Centre Ground floor room 5 Trichardt Street | Uyabanga Shongwe |
| BRAKPAN | Civic Centre Eliott and Escombe Road, Rates hall ground floor | Bianca Mathe |
| DAVEYTON | Civic Centre, ground floor Eiselen and Mocke Street | Mashilo Leshaba |
| DUDUZA | Civic Centre, ground floor, Nala Street | Lebohang Mahlasela |
| EDENVALE | Civic Centre Ground floor Van Riebeeck and Hendrik Potgieter Street | Mpho Mogashoa |
| ETWATWA | Civic Centre, Cnr Eiselen Street and Chris Hani Drive, 23rd Street next to Etwatwa Fire Station | Sharon Thela |
| GERMISTON | Civic Centre,78C President Street, Ground floor | Kgabo Seopa |
| KATLEHONG 1 | Civic Centre, ground floor ,2098 Masakhane Street Katlehong | Zintle Ntshangasi |
| KATLEHONG 2 | Civic Centre, 335 Sontonga Street, Katlehong 2 | Mbali Maseko |
| KEMPTON PARK | Civic Centre Main building ground floor, CR Swart Drive | Tshiamo Gabankgosi |
| KWA THEMA | Civic Centre, Cnr Moeshoeshoe and Tshaka Street, Kwa-Thema | Tebogo Mashaba |
| NIGEL | Civic Centre Hendrik Verwoerd Street | Kleber Pillay |
| SPRINGS | Civic Centre, Cnr South Main Reef and Plantation Road, Ground floor Rates hall | Thabiso Malatje |
| TEMBISA 1 AND 2 | Civic Centre 5846 Cnr Jabu Mdunge and Riverside Street Winnie Mandela | Matshidiso Kooko |
| THOKOZA | Civic Centre, 3521 Moepshe Street, ground floor | Mxolisi Makwanyana |
| TSAKANE | Civic Centre, 10890 Nzima Street | Lindokuhle Masiko |
| VOSLOORUS | Civic Centre, 1 George Makhubela Road, Vosloorus | Sibongile Masilela |
Any spaza shop or food handling business that fail to register or do not meet the health standards will face closure.
