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Deputy Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Zuko Godlimpi.
TRADE INDUSTRY

Partnerships key to improving township and rural enterprise competitiveness, says Godlimpi

Deputy Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Zuko Godlimpi has called for stronger partnerships, supply chains and digital tools to help rural and township businesses compete…

  • Edward West
3 min read
South Africa’s informal economy operates around the clock, but payment delays can leave traders, workers and households without usable money when they need it. As PayShap expands and the Reserve Bank modernises the payments ecosystem, banks face pressure to separate real-time payments from legacy core systems.
BANK

South Africa’s informal economy needs payments that work 24/7

South Africa’s informal economy operates around the clock, but payment delays can leave traders, workers and households without usable money when they need it. As PayShap expands…

  • Eshmael Mpabanga
6 min read
Vusi Vokwana, founder of Kasi Catalyst, which helps drive and facilitate outside big investment in the townships.
TOWNSHIP ECONOMY

The 'missing middle' lie keeping township businesses out

Vusi Vokwana argues that South Africa’s language of “gaps,” “red tape” and “underserved markets” can obscure deliberate structural exclusion.

  • Vusi Vokwana
4 min read