Spaza Shop Support Fund: Inside the safeguards, systems, and politics of township entrepreneurship funding The South African government’s R100,000 Spaza Shop Support Fund was launched to...
With a series of roadshows designed to empower spaza shop owners throughout the metro, the City of Johannesburg is getting started right away. These events, which...
At a time when nearly half of Gauteng’s young population remains unemployed, Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero has issued a clear message: solving youth unemployment is...
The South African government’s latest R500 million initiative to uplift spaza shop owners has sparked both optimism and concern among township traders and industry stakeholders. Launched...
In the heart of South Africa’s townships, a quiet revolution is underway. Once dismissed as informal or “survivalist,” township businesses are now proving to be serious...
South Africa’s township and rural economies just got a major boost with the launch of the Spaza Shop Support Fund (SSSF), a R500 million government initiative...
South Africa’s informal economy is under the spotlight once again as the government rolls out a massive R500 million fund to support spaza shop owners —...
In a bold move to revitalise township and rural economies, the South African government has allocated R500 million toward the development and support of spaza shops...
South Africa’s informal sector, valued at an estimated R750 billion, is a vital yet underappreciated force in the nation’s economy. From spaza shops and taxi services...
Gauteng’s MEC for Finance and Economic Development, Lebogang Maile, has revealed that over 15,000 tuck shops and food-handling facilities in the province failed to secure registration...