A customer browses vegetable in the fresh produce section inside a Checkers supermarket. South Africans continue to fork out 150% to 300% more for some basic vegetables at supermarkets. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
But some fresh produce can still be bought for up to 300% cheaper than in supermarkets if purchased in bulk at municipal markets.
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