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A spoonful of sugar: how South Africa’s weigh-and-pay shops are tackling ‘poverty tax’ head on
By Julie Bourdin

Run by a social enterprise, the six shops operate from shipping containers across Johannesburg’s Alexandra township and sell food and household goods by weight in small, affordable amounts

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/sep/14/south-africa-weigh-and-pay-shops-food-poverty

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Pennsylvania reports apparent third measles-related death amid outbreak
By Jessica Glenza

Jefferson county coroner says 40-year-old woman died on Saturday, while two infants died with disease in August

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/13/pennsylvania-third-measles-death-outbreak

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