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township economy

Transforming spaza shops from trouble into township titans
Thought Leader
/ 28 November 2024

Transforming spaza shops from trouble into township titans

To safeguard their future, we must address regulatory gaps, ownership patterns and issues such as extortion

By Faiez Jacobs
The appetite for food delivery services in townships is growing
National
/ 6 July 2024

The appetite for food delivery services in townships is growing

The big players have launched township e-commerce initiatives but existing businesses already have a good handle on the space

By Aarti Bhana
Spaza shops take centre stage in township economy
Business
/ 27 June 2022

Spaza shops take centre stage in township economy

Consumers living in such areas are spending more at spazas than big retailers, according to a report

By Anathi Madubela
It’s a Khaltsha thing: Khayelitsha’s growing middle class
National
/ 22 January 2022

It’s a Khaltsha thing: Khayelitsha’s growing middle class

In a few years the township will ‘disappear’, and Khayelitsha will become a city, believes one local entrepreneur

By Eunice Masson
Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’
Politics
/ 26 October 2021

Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’

The Ekurhuleni mayor’s family home and the Katlehong section in which it is situated are spared the debilitating five-hour blackouts from powerless Eskom

By Khaya Koko

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