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Peanut butter may be a household staple, but the new 20% import duty has turned it into a test of whether South Africa can protect local manufacturers and farmers without adding pressure to already stretched household budgets.
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How a new import tax aims to save SA's peanut butter

To protect local farmers, South Africa introduced a 20% import tax on foreign peanut butter, a move to boost domestic production that could mean higher grocery bills.

  • Lutho Pasiya
5 min read