Informal Retailing news

Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment

Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment

R22m allocated to support KZN spaza shops and general dealers

R22m allocated to support KZN spaza shops and general dealers

21 Feb 2024

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

Fintech solutions helping informal traders grow and reduce risks

21 Feb 2024

Small traders suffering as a result of Cape Town taxi violence

Small traders suffering as a result of Cape Town taxi violence

Vincent Lali 26 Jul 2021

Brakpan community members protect immigrant-owned spaza shops

Brakpan community members protect immigrant-owned spaza shops

16 Jul 2021

"It's hunger, my sister," says Brakpan looter

"It's hunger, my sister," says Brakpan looter

Kimberly Mutandiro 15 Jul 2021

"I don't know what I did to deserve this," says looted shop owner

"I don't know what I did to deserve this," says looted shop owner

Masego Mafata 13 Jul 2021

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Andrew Dawson 5 Jul 2021

From the last mile to the last metre: Driving growth through informal markets

From the last mile to the last metre: Driving growth through informal markets

Richard Dunn 22 Jun 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

How Covid-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC

Kristof Titeca and Innocent Anguyo 28 May 2021

Cape Town hosts first online market to support local businesses

Cape Town hosts first online market to support local businesses

Ishani Chetty 28 May 2021

Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping

Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping

11 May 2021

Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Challenging 6 informal sector myths

Kim Furman 12 Apr 2021

CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law

CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law

19 Mar 2021

#EcommerceDay2021: Scaling township grocery delivery with Jessica Boonstra

#EcommerceDay2021: Scaling township grocery delivery with Jessica Boonstra

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Mar 2021

A roadside Spaza Shop, Cathedral Peak, KwaZulu Natal. King of the Grasshoppers, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Informal township businesses adapting to new Covid-19 world

GG Alcock 3 Mar 2021

How loyalty and rewards will drive shopper behaviour in SA's retail main market

How loyalty and rewards will drive shopper behaviour in SA's retail main market

24 Feb 2021

Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market

Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market

Ashraf Hendricks 5 Feb 2021

Beaches open again, but damage has been done, say informal traders

Beaches open again, but damage has been done, say informal traders

Nokulunga Majola 2 Feb 2021

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

Tariro Washinyira 29 Jan 2021

Spar's successful Rural Hub initiative poised for growth

Spar's successful Rural Hub initiative poised for growth

5 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Retail

#BestofBiz 2020: Retail

14 Dec 2020

SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved

SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved

7 Dec 2020

Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance

Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance

27 Nov 2020

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

23 Nov 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

#DoBizZa: digiToken, the app driving economic activity in the informal market

#DoBizZa: digiToken, the app driving economic activity in the informal market

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Sep 2020

#VMLYRTheEdge: Things to consider when looking to expand to African markets

#VMLYRTheEdge: Things to consider when looking to expand to African markets

Jessica Tennant 16 Sep 2020

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020

The FMCG main market - deploying technology in the new normal

The FMCG main market - deploying technology in the new normal

Andrew Dawson 28 Aug 2020

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

Ihsaan Bassier, Refiloe Joala and Thando Vilakazi 14 Aug 2020

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Small traders suffering as a result of Cape Town taxi violence

Small traders suffering as a result of Cape Town taxi violence

Vincent Lali 26 Jul 2021

Brakpan community members protect immigrant-owned spaza shops

Brakpan community members protect immigrant-owned spaza shops

16 Jul 2021

"It's hunger, my sister," says Brakpan looter

"It's hunger, my sister," says Brakpan looter

Kimberly Mutandiro 15 Jul 2021

"I don't know what I did to deserve this," says looted shop owner

"I don't know what I did to deserve this," says looted shop owner

Masego Mafata 13 Jul 2021

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Revolutionise the informal retail space with intelligent tech

Andrew Dawson 5 Jul 2021

From the last mile to the last metre: Driving growth through informal markets

From the last mile to the last metre: Driving growth through informal markets

Richard Dunn 22 Jun 2021

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Informal food markets: What it takes to make them safer

Silvia Alonso Alvarez, Delia Grace and Hung Nguyen-Viet 4 Jun 2021

How Covid-19 affected informal cross-border trade between Uganda and DRC

Kristof Titeca and Innocent Anguyo 28 May 2021

Cape Town hosts first online market to support local businesses

Cape Town hosts first online market to support local businesses

Ishani Chetty 28 May 2021

Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping

Informal traders receive training in bookkeeping

11 May 2021

Ossewa, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Challenging 6 informal sector myths

Kim Furman 12 Apr 2021

CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law

CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law

19 Mar 2021

#EcommerceDay2021: Scaling township grocery delivery with Jessica Boonstra

#EcommerceDay2021: Scaling township grocery delivery with Jessica Boonstra

Lauren Hartzenberg 8 Mar 2021

A roadside Spaza Shop, Cathedral Peak, KwaZulu Natal. King of the Grasshoppers, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons

Informal township businesses adapting to new Covid-19 world

GG Alcock 3 Mar 2021

How loyalty and rewards will drive shopper behaviour in SA's retail main market

How loyalty and rewards will drive shopper behaviour in SA's retail main market

24 Feb 2021

Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market

Covid-19: Grim start to year for once bustling Gatesville market

Ashraf Hendricks 5 Feb 2021

Beaches open again, but damage has been done, say informal traders

Beaches open again, but damage has been done, say informal traders

Nokulunga Majola 2 Feb 2021

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

No booze, less meat: taverns feel the pinch of Covid-19 ban

Tariro Washinyira 29 Jan 2021

Spar's successful Rural Hub initiative poised for growth

Spar's successful Rural Hub initiative poised for growth

5 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Retail

#BestofBiz 2020: Retail

14 Dec 2020

SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved

SA's lucrative township food economy still underserved

7 Dec 2020

Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance

Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance

27 Nov 2020

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

Informal traders urged to apply for grant

23 Nov 2020

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Restrictions in trade to contain Covid-19 have been devastating for Africa's urban poor

Astrid R.N. Haas and Victoria Delbridge 27 Oct 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

#DoBizZa: digiToken, the app driving economic activity in the informal market

#DoBizZa: digiToken, the app driving economic activity in the informal market

Evan-Lee Courie 18 Sep 2020

#VMLYRTheEdge: Things to consider when looking to expand to African markets

#VMLYRTheEdge: Things to consider when looking to expand to African markets

Jessica Tennant 16 Sep 2020

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Covid-19 has hit SMEs in SA's food sector hard. What can be done to help them

Andrew Bowman and Reena das Nair 1 Sep 2020

The FMCG main market - deploying technology in the new normal

The FMCG main market - deploying technology in the new normal

Andrew Dawson 28 Aug 2020

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

South Africa needs better food price controls to shield poor people from Covid-19 fallout

Ihsaan Bassier, Refiloe Joala and Thando Vilakazi 14 Aug 2020

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

Liquor traders, restaurants plead with govt to lift alcohol ban

22 Jul 2020

Cigarette prices surge 250% as tobacco market destabilises - study

Cigarette prices surge 250% as tobacco market destabilises - study

22 Jul 2020

CoCT meets with leadership from informal traders associations

CoCT meets with leadership from informal traders associations

10 Jul 2020

Why is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

Why is used clothing popular across Africa? We found out in Malawi

Dan Banik 10 Jul 2020

CoCT to equip 10,000 informal traders with Covid-19 toolkits

CoCT to equip 10,000 informal traders with Covid-19 toolkits

7 Jul 2020

SA's record e-commerce performance offers hope for battered economy

SA's record e-commerce performance offers hope for battered economy

30 Jun 2020

B4SA assists informal sector Return to Work

B4SA assists informal sector Return to Work

24 Jun 2020

Government formalises over 2,000 spaza shops

Government formalises over 2,000 spaza shops

24 Jun 2020

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Rules for personal care services during advanced Level 3 lockdown

22 Jun 2020

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Is a cashless informal market possible?

Craig Duggan 19 Jun 2020

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