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Almost 3 in 5 stores sell illegal cigarettes, research reveals

15 Jul 2024

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Retail
SA's liquor sector thrives despite struggling economy

22 May 2024

Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment
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Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment

19 Apr 2024

SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn
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SA’s fashion industry yields highest sales in sub-Saharan Africa of $11bn

26 Mar 2024

#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market
Marketing & Media
#BizTrends2024: Ged Nooy - 4 trends to unlock the informal market

Ged Nooy 24 Jan 2024

Trade Intelligence enters the Kenyan market
Retail
Trade Intelligence enters the Kenyan market

8 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied. Paul Carter-Brown, Ukheshe’s co-founder and chief technology officer.
Finance
Ukheshe and Komuniti SA join forces to revolutionise digital-banking accessibility

24 Oct 2023

South African tourism: Informal traders need support, not more red tape
Tourism & Travel
South African tourism: Informal traders need support, not more red tape

Alicia Fourie and Derick Blaauw 2 Oct 2023

Grocery retail in Africa is evolving
Retail
Grocery retail in Africa is evolving

7 Sep 2023

Image supplied. Tiger Brands category branding emblazoned on New Rethabile Supermarket, in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg
Retail
Tiger Brands creates Perfect Outlets with informal sector expansion

3 Aug 2023

Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?
Retail
Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?

Marc Wegerif 12 May 2023

Informal traders inside Cape Town mall told to vacate by next Sunday
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Informal traders inside Cape Town mall told to vacate by next Sunday

Ashraf Hendricks 3 Mar 2023

Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations
Retail
Africa's changing shopping trends allow e-tailers to meet evolving expectations

Darijan Boškovic 5 Jan 2023

Source: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Retail
Acquainting township trade with the potential of digital payments

19 Jul 2022

#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?
Finance
#EcomAfrica: Is Big Retail missing out by not delivering to townships?

Katja Hamilton 13 May 2022

Solutions to Africa's waste and food security problems sought
ESG & Sustainability
Solutions to Africa's waste and food security problems sought

22 Dec 2021

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Retail
Finding balance in the overlooked informal retail sector

Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder and Kgaugelo Mehlape 7 Dec 2021

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

Richard Dunn 22 Jun 2021

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

Kristof Titeca and Innocent Anguyo 28 May 2021

CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law
Legal
CoCT invites public comment for improving Informal Trading By-law

19 Mar 2021

How to establish your brand in townships
Marketing & Media
How to establish your brand in townships

Issued by MegaVision Media 10 Mar 2021

Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance
Retail
Informal traders must be included in policy decisions, says alliance

27 Nov 2020

#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Roque Online is connecting informal traders to larger markets in Angola
Entrepreneurship
#WorldEntrepreneursDay: Roque Online is connecting informal traders to larger markets in Angola

Evan-Lee Courie 21 Aug 2020

Small businesses in Africa must innovate to survive Covid-19
Entrepreneurship
Small businesses in Africa must innovate to survive Covid-19

Kingsley Ighobor 3 Aug 2020

Grand Parade traders allowed to open shop in Level 3
Retail
Grand Parade traders allowed to open shop in Level 3

1 Jun 2020

Key Distributors boosts sales by 25% with ConnectFMCG
Retail
Key Distributors boosts sales by 25% with ConnectFMCG

Issued by MegaVision Media 25 May 2020

South Africa's spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers
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South Africa's spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers

Andries du Toit 26 Feb 2020

#AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent
Marketing & Media
#AfricaCom: Tech skills needed to create future jobs on the 'side-hustle' continent

Leigh Andrews 18 Nov 2019

Standard Bank targets informal retail economy with $4m Nomanini investment
Retail
Standard Bank targets informal retail economy with $4m Nomanini investment

28 Aug 2019

Traders gather at CoCT's annual Informal Economy Summit
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Traders gather at CoCT's annual Informal Economy Summit

25 Jun 2019

5 myths about SA's spaza market debunked
Retail
5 myths about SA's spaza market debunked

7 Nov 2018

Urban regeneration - is it viable in South Africa today?
Property
Urban regeneration - is it viable in South Africa today?

Leon Breytenbach 18 Oct 2018

Listeriosis risk lingers in rural, informal trade
Retail
Listeriosis risk lingers in rural, informal trade

17 Oct 2018

5M2T data solution offers a deep-dive into SA's informal trade
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5M2T data solution offers a deep-dive into SA's informal trade

12 Oct 2018

Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa
Retail
Lifting the lid on the black box of informal trade in Africa

Joachim Jarreau, Cristina Mitaritonna and Sami Ben 26 Sep 2018

SnapnSave introduces cashback rewards programme for wholesaler sector
Retail
SnapnSave introduces cashback rewards programme for wholesaler sector

20 Jul 2018

#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges
Marketing & Media
#AfricaMonth: Beware - Africa's brand growth comes with counterfeiting challenges

Vanessa Ferguson 25 May 2018

Cash payments still rule informal trade
Retail
Cash payments still rule informal trade

14 Dec 2017

Kamogelo Mmutlana
Logistics & Transport
#BizTrends2018: From the high street to the dusty street - when formal and informal meet

Kamogelo Mmutlana 8 Jan 2018

Keith Dilkes.
Marketing & Media
Four things this packaging company teaches us about Africa's consumer goods industry

Jaco Maritz 24 Oct 2017

SA mobile startup helps informal traders compare and order stock
Retail
SA mobile startup helps informal traders compare and order stock

Tom Jackson 24 Jul 2017

Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams
Retail
Selling Brazilian fashions, the women of Angola's ‘suitcase trade' spot trends and pedal dreams

Léa Barreau Tran 17 Jul 2017

Harnessing informal trade can boost African livelihoods
Retail
Harnessing informal trade can boost African livelihoods

29 May 2017

Cobus van Zyl, COO (right) and Rashid Tenga, CEO, of Aggrey & Clifford.
Marketing & Media
East Africa agency named as one of world's best

17 May 2017

How microfinance reduces gender inequality in developing countries
ESG & Sustainability
How microfinance reduces gender inequality in developing countries

Quanda Zhang and Alberto Posso 3 Mar 2017

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Gill Mkhasibe to speak at ITF on how brands are purchased in informal retail

23 Jan 2017

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