Bread prices soar as South Africans take over township spaza shops
To date, 2,369 spaza shops have been approved for support, with R179.6 million allocated from the R500 million fund, leaving more than R320 million still…
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Several other residents expressed similar concerns, with one local quipping: "We wanted this, so now we mustn't complain." To help level the playing field and support South African-owned spaza shops, the government launched the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund in 2025. Now we can't, and we have to pay more," said Londy, a 32-year-old resident of KwaMashu.
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Several other residents expressed similar concerns, with one local quipping: "We wanted this, so now we mustn't complain." To help level the playing field and support South African-owned spaza shops, the government launched the R500 million Spaza Shop Support Fund in 2025.
according to IOL (Independent Online)Now we can't, and we have to pay more," said Londy, a 32-year-old resident of KwaMashu.
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