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spaza shop

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spaza shop [ˈspɑːzə]
n
(Business / Commerce) South African slang a small informal shop in a township, often run from a private house
[from slang, dummy, camouflaged]


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To establish private-sector distribution, the Health Department purchased 150,000 female condoms and donated them to the Society for Family Health (SFH) to be sold in packages of two under the brand name care at pharmacies, gas stations, and spaza shops (convenience stores).
President Mbeki's roots are firmly planted in this sector; his mother still runs a spaza shop (a small informal supermarket) where the president worked as a young boy.
 
 
 
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