Abie's | South African-owned spaza in Thembisa
We started Smartfill to help eradicate single-use plastic. Along the way, we realised we were building something bigger. In places like Tembisa, where spaza shops are the heartbeat of the community, our refill-and-reuse stations don’t just remove packaging at the source, they help local stores buy smarter, sell for less, and give their customers more.
Think prices that meet real budgets, fewer stock-outs through real-time visibility, and new opportunities for local jobs and growth.
Abie’s – the last South African-owned spaza in Thembisa – is proof. With Smartfill, they’re competing with big buying groups, serving generations of loyal customers, and keeping value in the neighbourhood. What began as a fight against plastic is becoming a platform for access, dignity, and shared prosperity.