Newsletter 2021/05
Scale of the cash economy in the South African townships surprises Size of the cash economy: According to FirstRand, the
Tag: townships
Order Kasi is delivering the township taste to your front door
Hungry for a “kota” or “magwinya” but don’t want to leave the house? Order Kasi has you covered. The South
Zuzela’s sales app is connecting South African spaza shops with suppliers in the township
Zuzela is a Port Elizabeth based business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce startup that connects spaza shops or micro-retailers in South Africa with
Companies and startups that are changing South African informal retail sector
There are over 150,000 spaza shops or small informal groceries in operation in South Africa. They add R120 billion ($7
Selpal South Africa – Connecting informal traders in townships to the formal economy
Selpal connects informal traders to suppliers with a digital distribution platform and provides dealers with a point-of-sale device — enabling
Shoprite’s Usave eKazi – targeting traditional trade in South Africa
Shoprite is accelerating the roll-out of its Usave eKazi container stores in South African townships. The eKasi brand is Shoprite’s
