Why waste funds on spaza study when data is free, critics ask
The department of small business development has come under fire for its tender to appoint an external team to research why only some spaza shops succeed – data that is available for free, critics said.
Study is just another waste of public funds, says Township Economic Commission founder as programmes show little impact.“The tender raised a broader question of whether government needs to spend more money researching the problems facing spaza shops, when existing programmes, and the data generated through them, have yet to deliver the full support promised to township businesses.
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