Township Tourism

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Despite its size, government support and financial services are not available to the informal sector, and this is the key issue holding its growth back. (Photos: Paul Botes and David Harrison)

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

How to grow the informal sector

Author GG Alcock has solutions to grow the kasi economy

Tehillah Nieselow

A major problem for businesses during lockdown is that they are not getting money coming in, so they have little liquidity. (Paul Botes/M&G)

INFORMAL ECONOMY

The missed opportunity: SMMEs in the South African economy

Entrepreneurs in South Africa have found wasy to innovate for the finance that their businesses need

Sonqoba Vuba

Many foreign tourists are looking for something authentic, but out of ordinary, which is what Mthombo’s provides

Moving township tourism away from ‘poverty porn’ to an economic goldmine

This is a crucial growth sector in the South African economy

Tehilla Niselow