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    Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment
    Umzimvubu Municipality gets a R26.5m informal trade investment
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    Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?

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    Don't discount low-cost retail in South Africa

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    Informal traders inside Cape Town mall told to vacate by next Sunday

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    Multibillion rand boost for township economy

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    Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

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    #BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

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    R22m allocated to support KZN spaza shops and general dealers

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    What What a successful Kasi campaign

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    Biz Most Read Award winners November 2023

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    Source: © Research Gate Traditional Trade has experienced an impressive post Covid-19 resurgence, with good figures in FMCG sales in 2023
    A renaissance in SA's traditional trade sector, with 23.6% growth

    7 Aug 2023

    Image supplied. Tiger Brands category branding emblazoned on New Rethabile Supermarket, in Tembisa, east of Johannesburg
    Tiger Brands creates Perfect Outlets with informal sector expansion

    3 Aug 2023

    Image source: mirco1 –
    Small-scale retailers will need to adapt to survive and thrive

    25 Jul 2023

    Source: © University of Pretoria Over 150,000 spazas across the country are conveniently located close to people's homes to serve customers
    5 shifts in the informal trading landscape impacting the sector

     24 Jul 2023

    The informal sector has a crucial role to play in the global economy. Source: Supplied.
    Saitex: Partnership crucial for township economy and local retail sector to thrive

    5 Jul 2023

    Source:
    #TheTownshipCXReport: Brands scale down product sizes to entice budget conscious consumers

     8 Jun 2023

    Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?
    Could local street traders ease the burden of soaring food prices?

     12 May 2023

    Don't discount low-cost retail in South Africa
    Don't discount low-cost retail in South Africa

     29 Mar 2023

    Cape Town traders benefit from market revamp
    Cape Town traders benefit from market revamp

    10 Mar 2023

    Informal traders inside Cape Town mall told to vacate by next Sunday
    Informal traders inside Cape Town mall told to vacate by next Sunday

     3 Mar 2023

    Multibillion rand boost for township economy
    Multibillion rand boost for township economy

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    Fast Food Advertising Report 2023
    Fast Food Advertising Report 2023

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    Key trends shaking up Africa's lucrative informal retail sector in 2023

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    #BizTrends2023: How to win in sub-Saharan Africa's retailing landscape

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    #BestofBiz 2022: Retail

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    Source: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
    Acquainting township trade with the potential of digital payments

    19 Jul 2022

    Source: Supplied
    New app simplifies inventory management for Africa's informal retailers

    28 Jun 2022

    Supplied. The township is a place of thriving entrepreneurship
    Digital Marketers don't forget to look up

     27 Jun 2022

    Source:
    Achieving brand success in SA's dynamic township market - report

    22 Jun 2022

    Source: Vgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
    Mitigating risk in the main market is about more than just going cashless

     8 Jun 2022

    #AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked
    #AfricaMonth: Why informal retailing in Africa must not be overlooked

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    SA Informal Traders Alliance partners CCMA to upskill sector, promote formalisation
    SA Informal Traders Alliance partners CCMA to upskill sector, promote formalisation

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    Supplied. Saitex
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