How one food stokvel helps 45 North West families fight hungerEvery month Mapiti Seleka puts aside her R370 unemployment grant, knowing that when food prices rise again, she will not have to face them alone. “We were part of a food stokvel and I wasn’t happy with the running of it. Also the food stokvel didn’t include toiletries and snacks,” says Seleka. Food stokvel allows for bulk buys and discountsMembers of the Reabetswe Food Stokvel buy bulk groceries from local supermarkets and wholesalers. Katlego Malgas from the Reabetswe Food Stokvel, says her membership has become about more than saving money.