MIDDELBURG \u2013 A Mpumalanga lawyer says he plans to approach the Constitutional Court in hope of reviewing President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s decisions following the food poisoning incidents that claimed the lives of 22 children, allegedly due to food purchased from spaza shops.On Friday, November 15, the President gave all spaza shop owners 21 days to register.Pupil Advocate Muzi Ntuli from Middelburg told the paper that Ramaphosa\u2019s decisions were in violation of the country\u2019s Constitution.Ntuli emphasised the Immigration, Asylum, and Refugee Acts, which he said outline the requirements for anyone entering the country as a refugee, asylum seeker, or immigrant.\u201cWe will challenge this. I have examined the President\u2019s address, and there are many loopholes in it,\u201d he said during an interview.\u201cIt is clear that our courts will overrule it. When we go to the Constitutional Court, based on what we know, it is a fact that our government has accepted there is a food poisoning crisis. However, it is insufficient for the government to simply say that [illegal spazas] must register within 21 days before starting to enforce the law through arrests and other measures.\u201dNtuli, who wrote an open letter to the Presidency on October 18, 2024, stated that the government\u2019s decisions insult the integrity and dignity of the people of South Africa.\u201cThe President should have ensured immediate implementation and ordered the closure of all tuck shops operating illegally in the country,\u201d Ntuli said.\u201cMinisters are saying one thing, while the President says another. This shows a clear conflict of ideas among our politicians. Ministers claim all tuck shops in the country are operating unlawfully, yet the State is still giving them an opportunity to register.\u201dNtuli also criticised the registration process. \u201cThey will register using whose residential address?\u201d he asked.\u201cEven those renting out their properties must ensure proper rezoning for the premises to operate as a business.\u201dHe further argued that no shop should be registered unless it meets these criteria. This, he said, is why they are seeking to review what he deems an unlawful decision.\u201cWe are seeking clarity from the Constitutional Court on whether foreign nationals instructed to register within 21 days meet the requirement of a R5 million investment,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
MIDDELBURG \u2013 A Mpumalanga lawyer says he plans to approach the Constitutional Court in hope of reviewing President Cyril Ramaphosa\u2019s decisions following the food poisoning incidents that claimed the lives of 22 children, allegedly due to food purchased from spaza shops.On Friday, November 15, the President gave all spaza shop owners 21 days to register.Pupil…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":6106,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[82,26,76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-tie-news-style","category-people"],"yoast_head":"\n