For decades, South Africa’s township economy has operated in parallel to the formal retail sectorvibrant, resilient, and largely ignored by corporate giants. Spaza shops, street vendors,...
Devastating incident in Msintsi leaves families grieving A quiet township near Fort Jackson in the Eastern Cape has been shaken by tragedy after two young children...
Move over, Shoprite and Pick n Pay. South Africa’s most formidable retail competitor isn’t a listed chain with glossy aislesit’s the collective, agile force of the informal...
SA’s Cigarette Market in the Grip of Criminal Syndicates South Africa’s legal cigarette market is in crisis. According to South African Revenue Service (SARS) commissioner Edward...
Beneath the surface of South Africa’s official economic data lies a bustling, vibrant, and colossal parallel world. It’s the economy of the street vendor, the spaza...
A quiet revolution is unfolding in South Africa’s township economy, and it’s happening one refill at a time. A new grocery trend, powered by Smartfill dispensers,...
Johannesburg’s Luthuli House was the stage for a defining announcement this week as the ANC Youth League lifted the lid on what it calls a “bold...
“You’re Criminalising Poverty” Township Traders Threaten Unrest Over Tobacco Bill Thousands of South Africa’s informal traders say a proposed tobacco law could wipe out their livelihoods...
Pick n Pay’s Warning: South Africa’s ‘Hidden Economy’ Is Changing Retail Forever As the informal economy explodes in South Africa, traditional retailers are scrambling to adapt....
Many Soweto residents are raising red flags over what they describe as unfair financial practices at local spaza shops. The frustration stems from reportedly high card...