Residents in Dube, Soweto, have given landlords seven days to evict foreign national spaza shop operators from their properties, escalating tensions following recent anti-immigrant protests and...
From township spaza shops and neighbourhood salons to designers selling products online, South Africa’s small businesses play a significant role in keeping local economies moving. But...
Words: Kimberly Mutandiro and GroundUp Staff The future of hundreds of Ethiopian traders whose businesses were closed down last week at the Marble Towers precinct in central Johannesburg...
The Shocking Tender Decision That Leaves Cape Town’s Poor Behind Cape Town, a city steeped in pride and resilience, has been rocked by a decision that...
In the face of persistent unemployment and broken political promises, young South Africans are taking matters into their own hands. Tired of waiting for solutions from...
The government’s initiative to regulate spaza shops, introduced after a series of tragic foodborne deaths among children, was meant to improve food safety and protect consumers....