https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/345.html South Africa Informal Retailing news 15 Informal Retailing news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/345.html en-us Sun, 19 Jul 2026 02:50:43 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/dsbd-spaza-shop-registration-drive-passes-400000-businesses-519750a Some 400,000 informal and micro businesses have been captured on the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) Connect System. 1-269816 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/shop2shop-and-pay-turn-corner-shops-into-community-payment-hubs-731102a South Africa's informal retail sector is taking another significant step towards financial inclusion as Shop2Shop and Pay@ partner to transform neighbourhood convenience stores into fully-fledged community payment centres. 1-269692 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sas-circular-economy-champs-clean-up-at-the-2026-petco-awards-408419a Petco recently announced the winners of its annual awards, celebrating South Africa’s circular economy champions. 1-269155 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/townships-tap-into-digital-payments-to-create-income-for-unemployed-residents-519830a The growing use of mobile banking apps, QR codes and digital payment platforms is gradually changing how transactions take place in many townships, local communities and informal trading spaces. 1-269046 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 13:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/when-a-brand-loses-the-spaza-it-is-rarely-a-loyalty-problem-401209a According to NielsenIQ's State of the Retail Nation for Q1 2026, traditional trade (spazas, taverns, independent superettes) turned over R43.1bn in the quarter and outgrew modern trade across several core categories 1-268965 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 11:46:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kasi-businesses-reveal-lived-realities-shaping-growth-and-sustainability-734582a Held as part of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance’s (TEA) national roadshow, the TEA Kasi Business Workshop, powered by Nedbank, equipped local entrepreneurs with practical tools aimed at one core objective: how to increase sales and build sustainable township businesses. 1-268922 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:33:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/scheduled-water-cuts-cripple-township-businesses-threatens-livelihoods-734162a South Africa's infrastructure challenges are increasingly becoming business challenges, and for township entrepreneurs, the consequences can be immediate. 1-268672 Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:36:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/south-african-owned-spaza-shops-get-r1796m-government-funding-956394a Despite compliance challenges among applicants to the R500m Spaza Shop Support Fund, government has approved R179.6m in funding to support shop owners across all nine provinces. 1-268614 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 10:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/why-spaza-shops-matter-more-than-south-africa-realises-734772a The informal economy includes street vendors, spaza shops, hawkers, tuck shops, traders of second-hand goods, small grocery and clothing businesses, hairdressers, repair services and car washes. 1-268112 Thu, 14 May 2026 12:48:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/standard-bank-launches-r1m-pitch-competition-for-township-smes-736572a Standard Bank has launched the 2026 edition of its Kasi SME National Pitch Challenge, giving township entrepreneurs across South Africa the chance to compete for a R1m grand prize. 1-267912 Thu, 07 May 2026 16:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa