As counterintuitive as it may seem, surging food and fuel prices, higher debt servicing costs and ever-higher unemployment rates haven’t dented spending in township and rural economies.

In fact, they appear to be in pretty good shape judging by the upbeat retail trading metrics released last week by major JSE-listed mall owners.     ..

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