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A spoonful of sugar: how South Africa’s weigh-and-pay shops are tackling ‘poverty tax’ head on
The Guardian UK
September 14, 2026
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<p>Run by a social enterprise, the six shops operate from shipping containers across Johannesburg’s Alexandra township and sell food and household goods by weight in small, affordable amounts</p><p>Every morning, on her way to the laundry shop she runs in Johannesburg’s Alexandra t
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