Noun
spaza (plural spazas)
(South Africa) An informal trading post or convenience store found in townships and remote areas.
At around 19:30 a group of nine suspects held the owners of two spaza shops in Holomisa Street Ilngelethu Malmesbury at gunpoint and fled with cigarettes, cash and airtime vouchers in a white minibus taxi. Source: Internet
For instance, spaza shops could act as nodal points for payment and delivery. Source: Internet
Sheikh estimated that 124 spaza shops, stalls and other businesses in the area were either damaged or looted. Source: Internet
"The scheme to will also seek a credit facility with seed capital as some spaza shop owners are unable to access money to purchase stock," she said. Source: Internet
"We are also supporting them with business management support because we know that there are problems in spaza shops running their businesses to be profitable," she said. Source: Internet
The main advertisers are cash and carry clients, and it has a core readership of spaza and small shop owners. Source: Internet