South Africans found fronting or assisting foreign nationals in any way to register tuckshops in the country, will face arrest and criminal prosecution, according to the Department of Home Affairs.

The department says the country's immigration act makes it a criminal offence to provide any assistance to foreign nationals regardless of whether they are illegal or not to operate tuckshops or spaza shops in South Africa, it says only citizens have that right. Various government departments briefed the media this morning about its decision to grant business owners wishing to register their tuckshops or other food handling businesses 10 more weeks to register in line with regulations.

Channel Africa's Dimakatso Leshoro filed this report. 

South Africans found fronting or assisting foreign nationals in any way to register tuckshops in the country, will face arrest and criminal prosecution, according to the Department of Home Affairs.
The department says the country's immigration act makes it a criminal offence to provide any assistance to foreign nationals regardless of whether they are illegal or not to operate tuckshops or spaza shops in South Africa, it says only citizens have that right. Various government departments briefed the media this morning about its decision to grant business owners wishing to register their tuckshops or other food handling businesses 10 more weeks to register in line with regulations.
Channel Africa's Dimakatso Leshoro filed this report.&nbsp;

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