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Barry swaps snow for sunshine in Spar's festive South African ad

FNB eBucks and Pick n Pay's latest collaboration offers more value for customers

BrandMapp's Stuart Lowe passes away, industry pays tribute

Danette Breitenbach

Cybercrimes Act: What you need to know

Zaakir Mohamed and Shuaib Vahed

November set to bring higher fuel prices as official announcement looms

Media24 starts transition to a fully digital media company

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Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

Over 100 informal traders receive equipment in Greater Tzaneen

Over 100 informal traders receive equipment in Greater Tzaneen

11 Oct 2024

Rapt Commerce, in partnership with the Akelo Group and its subsidiary Retail Engage has launched Rapt Emerge for emerging market retailers. Pictured: Garreth van Vuuren, CEO of Rapt Group (Image supplied)

Rapt Commerce: A powerful new offering for the informal and emerging retail markets

4 Oct 2024

Oscar Siziba, Absa managing executive in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Pretoria; Tshepo Seeta, eSpaza Sum managing director and founder; Anastasia Mathabathe, spaza owner and Tony Ferreira, operations director, Big Save.

Absa invests R10,5m in spaza development

31 Jul 2017

SA mobile startup helps informal traders compare and order stock

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

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

Léa Barreau Tran 17 Jul 2017

Commission needs more time to understand opaque retail sector

Commission needs more time to understand opaque retail sector

Ann Crotty 14 Jul 2017

Image credit: Sunday Times

Inquiry seeks data on informal retail

Ann Crotty 14 Jul 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

Malls should give spaza shops rent-free spaces, Malema says

23 Jun 2017

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

19 Jun 2017

Coca-Cola's Bizniz in a Box helps turn the tide against youth unemployment

Coca-Cola's Bizniz in a Box helps turn the tide against youth unemployment

14 Jun 2017

Township shops 'bear brunt of unfair practices'

7 Jun 2017

Bread trade goes stale

Bread trade goes stale

6 Jun 2017

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

12 May 2017

MimiBizBox founder seeks to raise awareness this Freedom Day

MimiBizBox founder seeks to raise awareness this Freedom Day

25 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Cointreau selects finalists in Creative Crew grant scheme

Cointreau selects finalists in Creative Crew grant scheme

2 Mar 2017

New township delivery service pilots in Ekurhuleni

New township delivery service pilots in Ekurhuleni

14 Feb 2017

Why new entrants struggle to break into South Africa's retail space

Why new entrants struggle to break into South Africa's retail space

Reena das Nair 7 Feb 2017

HelenOnline via

Spaza shops need assistance to grow sustainably

Munir Jeeva 6 Feb 2017

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

23 Jan 2017

#BestofBiz 2016: Retail

#BestofBiz 2016: Retail

12 Dec 2016

#SustainabilityMonth: Turning an invasive plant into an eco-friendly opportunity

#SustainabilityMonth: Turning an invasive plant into an eco-friendly opportunity

Sindy Peters 24 Oct 2016

Alliance brings cashless payments to townships

Alliance brings cashless payments to townships

13 Sep 2016

Pulane Moraladi

Logistics Partners programme finds innovative route to informal market

16 Aug 2016

Time to gauge in invisible market's size

Time to gauge in invisible market's size

Palesa Vuyolwethu Tshandu 18 May 2016

Instant engagement - next step for online classifieds

Instant engagement - next step for online classifieds

Felix Erken 16 May 2016

Gauteng MEC meets with Tembisa shopkeepers

Gauteng MEC meets with Tembisa shopkeepers

1 Sep 2015

A market with a difference launches in Cape Town

A market with a difference launches in Cape Town

23 Jul 2015

New night market opens tonight in Cape Town

New night market opens tonight in Cape Town

4 Jun 2015

Township shoppers feeling that Kasi convenience

Township shoppers feeling that Kasi convenience

27 May 2015

Craft competition winners learn from the best at Design Indaba

Craft competition winners learn from the best at Design Indaba

9 Mar 2015

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Oscar Siziba, Absa managing executive in Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Pretoria; Tshepo Seeta, eSpaza Sum managing director and founder; Anastasia Mathabathe, spaza owner and Tony Ferreira, operations director, Big Save.

Absa invests R10,5m in spaza development

31 Jul 2017

SA mobile startup helps informal traders compare and order stock

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

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

Léa Barreau Tran 17 Jul 2017

Commission needs more time to understand opaque retail sector

Commission needs more time to understand opaque retail sector

Ann Crotty 14 Jul 2017

Image credit: Sunday Times

Inquiry seeks data on informal retail

Ann Crotty 14 Jul 2017

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

Food economies at risk of distortion by formal sector grocery retail

6 Jul 2017

Malls should give spaza shops rent-free spaces, Malema says

23 Jun 2017

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

Senegal's corner shops go digital to track trade

19 Jun 2017

Coca-Cola's Bizniz in a Box helps turn the tide against youth unemployment

Coca-Cola's Bizniz in a Box helps turn the tide against youth unemployment

14 Jun 2017

Township shops 'bear brunt of unfair practices'

7 Jun 2017

Bread trade goes stale

Bread trade goes stale

6 Jun 2017

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

Researchers: SA suffers from fragmented policymaking in agriculture and food security

12 May 2017

MimiBizBox founder seeks to raise awareness this Freedom Day

MimiBizBox founder seeks to raise awareness this Freedom Day

25 Apr 2017

Uganda's second Slow Food Earth Market launched in Manafwa

13 Apr 2017

Cointreau selects finalists in Creative Crew grant scheme

Cointreau selects finalists in Creative Crew grant scheme

2 Mar 2017

New township delivery service pilots in Ekurhuleni

New township delivery service pilots in Ekurhuleni

14 Feb 2017

Why new entrants struggle to break into South Africa's retail space

Why new entrants struggle to break into South Africa's retail space

Reena das Nair 7 Feb 2017

HelenOnline via

Spaza shops need assistance to grow sustainably

Munir Jeeva 6 Feb 2017

Gill Mkhasibe
Picture:

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

23 Jan 2017

#BestofBiz 2016: Retail

#BestofBiz 2016: Retail

12 Dec 2016

#SustainabilityMonth: Turning an invasive plant into an eco-friendly opportunity

#SustainabilityMonth: Turning an invasive plant into an eco-friendly opportunity

Sindy Peters 24 Oct 2016

Alliance brings cashless payments to townships

Alliance brings cashless payments to townships

13 Sep 2016

Pulane Moraladi

Logistics Partners programme finds innovative route to informal market

16 Aug 2016

Time to gauge in invisible market's size

Time to gauge in invisible market's size

Palesa Vuyolwethu Tshandu 18 May 2016

Instant engagement - next step for online classifieds

Instant engagement - next step for online classifieds

Felix Erken 16 May 2016

Gauteng MEC meets with Tembisa shopkeepers

Gauteng MEC meets with Tembisa shopkeepers

1 Sep 2015

A market with a difference launches in Cape Town

A market with a difference launches in Cape Town

23 Jul 2015

New night market opens tonight in Cape Town

New night market opens tonight in Cape Town

4 Jun 2015

Township shoppers feeling that Kasi convenience

Township shoppers feeling that Kasi convenience

27 May 2015

Craft competition winners learn from the best at Design Indaba

Craft competition winners learn from the best at Design Indaba

9 Mar 2015

90 looters to appear in court

90 looters to appear in court

26 Jan 2015

One year on and Sam is still going strong

One year on and Sam is still going strong

9 Dec 2014

Hair today, more tomorrow - SA black hair market shows continued growth

Hair today, more tomorrow - SA black hair market shows continued growth

4 Dec 2014

Plan festive outings in Stellenbosch

Plan festive outings in Stellenbosch

14 Oct 2014

Pick n Pay offers WDC items gift range

Pick n Pay offers WDC items gift range

12 Sep 2014

A R40m upgrade to Singaphi Street in New Brighton has started and will provide safe spaces for informal traders as well as create jobs for at least 100 people in the impoverished community. Image:

Singaphi Street upgrade gets underway

25 Aug 2014

V&A's Watershed creates opportunities for new traders

V&A's Watershed creates opportunities for new traders

7 Aug 2014

Street Food Festival part of World Design Capital 2014

Street Food Festival part of World Design Capital 2014

18 Jul 2014

Emilian Popa new CEO Groupon South Africa, founders step down

Emilian Popa new CEO Groupon South Africa, founders step down

11 Jul 2014

Kamers Chic Fusion - Razaan Jakoet

Emerging craft producers earn R590,000 in Cape Town tourism venues

9 Jul 2014

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