Informal traders get tailor-made insurance
The South African National Retail Alliance (SANTRA) in partnership with Smartcall Insurance Administrators launched South Africa's first Funeral Membership Plan for informal traders this week. The plan is the brainchild of SANTRA President Livingstone Mantanga, a seasoned leader and campaigner for the rights of street traders and hawkers. 21 Aug 2008 12:51

Villager lands 2010 FIFA World Cup commission
[Anna Makhubele] When Kenneth Dube, 35, started making electric bedside lamps using wood and animal horns, he never imagined he would one day receive an order for a 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup tourism project. 6 Aug 2008 13:35

Informal traders receive certificates for business course
[Makoena Pabale] A group of informal traders have received their certificates for completing the Grow Your Business course run by Wits University in partnership with the City of Johannesburg. 23 Jul 2008 12:10

Wits University empowers informal traders
[Makoena Pabale] Over a hundred informal traders recently gathered at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg to get more information about registering their businesses. 16 Jul 2008 12:19

Emerging farmers to showcase products on Nguni Day
[Nthambeleni Gabara] The Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture together with the Great Kei Municipality and local emerging farmers will hold the Nguni Production Day on Friday, 9 May 2008, to showcase farmers' products. 8 May 2008 08:51

Mdantsane Shopping Centre opens
[Luyanda Makapela] Yesterday, 24 April, Eastern Cape Premier Nosimo Balindlela officially opened the multi-million Rand Mdantsane Shopping Centre, the second largest mall in the entire province. 25 Apr 2008 06:17

Talking to the townships
As more and more retailers establish outlets in the township areas, so does their advertising demand to communicate with this increasingly vibrant market. 22 Apr 2008 06:29

Tea goes mobile for Gauteng women
[ActivRetail] The trend today is towards a healthy lifestyle... a healthy approach to how we live our lives, what we eat, and what we drink. So... 18 Apr 2008 10:29

Khayelitsha Festival gains city support
[Bathandwa Mbola] The City of Cape Town has reaffirmed its support to the Khayelisha Festival, an event aimed at promoting small business development, by awarding them R800,000 in funds to take the festival further this year. 17 Apr 2008 06:22

From gutter to gourmet - cooking up hope - Table of Unity
Mzamo Zimasile has spent much of his life on the streets, but after being involved in a mentorship programme with world-renowned chef Jamie Oliver, this week will ‘pay it forward', when he prepares a meal fit for a king for some of Big Issue's top vendors in celebration of the forthcoming Table of Peace and Unity. 15 Apr 2008 13:28

Soweto Wine Festival gains banking support
[Bathandwa Mbola] Standard Bank has reaffirmed its support of the wine industry by agreeing to sponsor the Soweto Wine Festival for the second year running. 29 Mar 2008 18:14

Relief for eThekwini ratepayers
[Gabi Khumalo] Every residential property under the eThekwini Municipality will be exempted from paying rates on the first R120,000, regardless of its market value. The move promises to put more money into property-owners' pockets, which in turn could boost their spend on consumables. 14 Mar 2008 12:01

‘Treat all electrical cables and power lines as live'
This was the message from Eskom to township communities, and the power utility put it across to the township residents with Primedia@Home's Community Chat Billboards, in an attempt to reduce the high number of electrocution fatalities. 26 Feb 2008 13:38