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Come journey with AGCTA as we embark on an all inclusive journey to the undocumented and powerful tuck-shop industry of South Africa. We will explore the good, the bad, and the ugly affairs covering all corners of the industry. Our focus is on upliftment and empowering tuck-shop owners. We want to see our own people take over the tuck-shop economy and we will devise plans and strategies to unite, empower, and uplift black entrepreneurs so that they can also participate in the economy and build their own legacies.
We explore the different aspects of tuck-shops: their formations, their strategies, challenges and more importantly their growth. At AGCTA we connect with Tuck-Shop owners all over the country and we take a look at their challenges and fears and find ways to solve their problems.
EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT
Each tuck-shop is different. We have various specialty tuck-shops in the country. On top of the list we have the bunny chow "kota" tuck-shop which serves the famous South African Kota, a home made delicious sandwich with everything inside starting from Potato Chips, Cheese, Russian, Polony to Beef Patties, Bacon, Ham and all the way to your veges like Onions, Tomatoes, Lettuce, Cucumbers and more. We believe the Kasi Kota is the reason why the famous restaurants are closing down. The South African KOTA is a killer meal that produces enough energy for South Africans to survive the day.
We then have the workplace tuck-shops found in commercial buildings, industrial buildings and developments. The workplace tuck-shops can be temporarily established in construction sites, workshops, and special events or they can be permanent establishments.
The community tuck-shops (Spaza Shops) is where most of the money is. It the market that has been dominated by the foreign nationals "abo my friend" and has sparked many controversies due to poisonous food items found on the shops. As a result South African families have lost young children due to poisonous food sold at these stores. Many of the Spaza shops have been found non -compliant and this has led to community members chasing away the foreigners and closing down their shops. On the other hand the community members in some other areas have called for the shops to be re-opened as they are left stranded and don't have any place to buy their groceries
We also have the taxi rank, busy corners, and busy roads tuck-shops established for high traffic areas. These type of tuck-shops sell small fast going items. You can find cheap of affordable items from R1 up to items that cost at most R50. The average food sold includes amagwinya, switch cool drink, cigarettes, sweets, peanuts, fruits and etc. These type of tuck-shops are dominated by South Africans and Tsonga people from Mozambique.