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Bridging the gap: South Africa’s informal sector needs unified digital tools

Andrew Bourne 4 hours

Standard Bank highlights common mistakes costing SMEs growth

SMEs

Standard Bank highlights common mistakes costing SMEs growth

18 Mar 2026

FNB's R18bn initiative unveils new horizons for SA's small businesses

Banking

FNB's R18bn initiative unveils new horizons for SA's small businesses

18 Feb 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Calls grow to redesign entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Global South

Entrepreneurship

Calls grow to redesign entrepreneurial ecosystems in the Global South

21 Jan 2026

The partnership playbook: How strategic alliances are rewriting customer retention rules in SA

CRM, CX, UX

The partnership playbook: How strategic alliances are rewriting customer retention rules in SA

Michelle Geere, Issued by AdBot 21 Nov 2025

Metropolitan ramps up non-financial support for young entrepreneurs

Social Entrepreneurship

Metropolitan ramps up non-financial support for young entrepreneurs

17 Nov 2025

Digital dithering holds back SA small businesses

SMEs

Digital dithering holds back SA small businesses

29 Sep 2025

Unlocking the economic potential within South Africa’s township economy

Land & Property Law

Unlocking the economic potential within South Africa’s township economy

Kagiso Mahlangu, Issued by Irvine Partners 26 Sep 2025

The 2025 Mzansi Barometer: What are South Africans up to?

Research

The 2025 Mzansi Barometer: What are South Africans up to?

Issued by Kantar 13 Aug 2025

Checklist for women entrepreneurs turning side hustles into startups

Entrepreneurship

Checklist for women entrepreneurs turning side hustles into startups

12 Aug 2025

Fintech fuels growth for South Africa’s grassroots retailers

Fintech

Fintech fuels growth for South Africa’s grassroots retailers

Michael Wright 21 Jul 2025

UCT financial innovation hub hackathon produces promising real-world solutions for payment challenges

Tech Startups

UCT financial innovation hub hackathon produces promising real-world solutions for payment challenges

Issued by MANGO-OMC 14 Jul 2025

Digital wallets open the doors to a whole new paradigm

Banking & Finance

Digital wallets open the doors to a whole new paradigm

Paul Wenborn 11 Jul 2025

The corner shop is more that just a 'corner shop', it's Africa’s economic heartbeat

Informal Retailing

The corner shop is more that just a 'corner shop', it's Africa’s economic heartbeat

Michael Write 22 May 2025

Source: Supplied. Shawn Theunissen, founder of Entrepreneurship To The Point (eTTP) and Property Point.

Finance

Why Budget 3.0 isn't the boon for small businesses South Africa needs

22 May 2025

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

ESG

Taking Care of Business turns retail waste into a R559m micro-enterprise economy

19 May 2025

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Research Reports

Injecting new energy into the economy via youth entrepreneurship

Issued by Next Generation 15 Apr 2025

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

SMEs

Extortionists close down informal businesses in Cape Town

27 Mar 2025

How GoodApp plans to formalise SA’s informal service sector

Informal Retailing

How GoodApp plans to formalise SA’s informal service sector

Shaheen Price 17 Mar 2025

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Regulatory

The legalisation of spaza shops in SA: an analysis of government efforts

Darlene Thorne 3 Mar 2025

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

Informal Retailing

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

28 Feb 2025

Unlock R10m in funding: Transform your business or community project with Lesaka

ESG & Sustainability

Unlock R10m in funding: Transform your business or community project with Lesaka

Issued by Lesaka 20 Jan 2025

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Services

Post Office Amendment Act parachutes beleaguered service into the digital era

Lindsey Schutters 23 Dec 2024

Championing the township economy with Bulelani Balabala, founder of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA)

Informal Retailing

Championing the township economy with Bulelani Balabala, founder of Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA)

Evan-Lee Courie 12 Nov 2024

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

Informal Retailing

Digitalisation: A game changer for sub-Saharan Africa's informal merchants

25 Oct 2024

The cashless revolution in SA's R750bn township economy

Banking & Finance

The cashless revolution in SA's R750bn township economy

8 Oct 2024

How can SA boost young female entrepreneurship despite obstacles?

Entrepreneurship

How can SA boost young female entrepreneurship despite obstacles?

Linda McClure 24 Jun 2024

Financial forecasting for SMEs: The key to the survival of your small business

How To Start Up

Financial forecasting for SMEs: The key to the survival of your small business

Hannalie Marsh 19 Feb 2024

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

Treasury launches Energy Bounce Back Loan Guarantee Scheme

11 Aug 2023

Source: © University of Pretoria Over 150,000 spazas across the country are conveniently located close to people's homes to serve customers

Informal Retailing

5 shifts in the informal trading landscape impacting the sector

Sheetal Patel and Mushambi Mutuma, Accenture in Africa 24 Jul 2023

New digital community for startup founders to launch

SMEs

New digital community for startup founders to launch

Issued by SME South Africa 10 Jul 2023

Nigeria's small businesses feel squeeze after petrol subsidy scrapped

SMEs

Nigeria's small businesses feel squeeze after petrol subsidy scrapped

12 Jun 2023

The indelible impact of load shedding on SMEs

SMEs

The indelible impact of load shedding on SMEs

Shiluba Mawela, Issued by SAICA 19 Apr 2023

Call for craft, design entrepreneurs to apply to new CDI project

Social Entrepreneurship

Call for craft, design entrepreneurs to apply to new CDI project

14 Feb 2023

Township e-commerce startup Yebo Fresh secures R78m to fuel expansion

E-commerce

Township e-commerce startup Yebo Fresh secures R78m to fuel expansion

1 Feb 2023

Sumitomo Rubber SA launches accredited training to drive success of township entrepreneurs

Manufacturing & Parts

Sumitomo Rubber SA launches accredited training to drive success of township entrepreneurs

Issued by Dunlop Tyres SA 6 Sep 2022

Using entrepreneurship and working with the private sector, governments can end the unemployment crisis in Africa

Community

Using entrepreneurship and working with the private sector, governments can end the unemployment crisis in Africa

Didi Onwu, Issued by Irvine Partners 5 Jul 2022

SA's unemployment crisis calls for out-of-the-box thinking

Youth Employment

SA's unemployment crisis calls for out-of-the-box thinking

Russel Morena 29 Apr 2022

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

Labour Law & Unions

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

25 Apr 2022

Why we need more women in entrepreneurship

SMEs

Why we need more women in entrepreneurship

Linda McClure 22 Apr 2022

MTN launches tailor-made prepaid plans for SMEs in the Western Cape

SMEs

MTN launches tailor-made prepaid plans for SMEs in the Western Cape

13 Apr 2022

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Is it really easy for SMMEs to secure funding?

SMEs

#EntrepreneurshipIssues: Is it really easy for SMMEs to secure funding?

Miranda Lusiba 14 Mar 2022

Beyond government and legislation: Small businesses need access to market

SMEs

Beyond government and legislation: Small businesses need access to market

21 Feb 2022

Financial Services

Over R5m allocated to small and informal businesses affected by civil unrest

11 Feb 2022

#SONA2022 plan requires urgent action to tackle youth unemployment, dire poverty

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#SONA2022 plan requires urgent action to tackle youth unemployment, dire poverty

11 Feb 2022

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Informal Retailing

Finding balance in the overlooked informal retail sector

Dr Beate Stiehler-Mulder and Kgaugelo Mehlape 7 Dec 2021

What will it take to get the SME sector back on its feet?

SMEs

What will it take to get the SME sector back on its feet?

Lisa Witepski, Issued by SAICA 16 Nov 2021

The 'missing middle' lost in funding for entrepreneurship

Funding

The 'missing middle' lost in funding for entrepreneurship

Lelanie Bason 1 Oct 2021