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 Sat, 27 Jun 2026 19:59:45 +0200 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 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/transparency-not-funding-is-the-missing-link-in-sa-township-economy-281407a South Africa’s township economy remains one of the country’s most dynamic yet under-optimised growth engines — estimated in the hundreds of billions of rand and sustaining millions through spaza shops, informal traders and micro-enterprises. 1-267840 Wed, 06 May 2026 10:26:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bridging-the-gap-south-africas-informal-sector-needs-unified-digital-tools-514650a There is a story South Africa has been telling itself about the digital divide, and it is only half true. The dominant narrative frames the problem as one of connectivity: lay the fibre, lower data prices, extend mobile coverage, and the informal economy will follow. It is a tidy story, and not entirely wrong. 1-267716 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:39:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Informal Retailing South Africa