South Africa’s township businesses, predominately owned by the Black majority in a nation with one of the world’s widest ...

BRAKPAN, South Africa (AP) — Themba Maseko quickly wipes oil and grease off his hands with a rag as he breaks away from repairing one car to assist another customer who needs parts for a low-riding ...

Standard Bank's inaugural Township Informal Economy Report shows nearly 80% of township businesses are unregistered.

Standard Bank says 74% of township businesses use WhatsApp to trade, showing it's the top tool for small business owners across South Africa. Experts say township shops still prefer cash payments, but ...

While South Africa's formal finance houses are pushing for a more cashless society, the country's informal economy is hitting ...

Across South Africa, word-of-mouth remains the circulatory system of trust. But in 2025, the heart of that system is ...

With over 30,000 sales transactions and counting, Smartfill is already proving that refill is not only viable but scalable ...

South Africa is a profoundly unequal society, with much of the country's wealth held in only a few hands. Unemployment and ...

The father of three runs a small motor repair shop in the township of Tsakane, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of South Africa's biggest city of Johannesburg. His hopes for his business to succeed ...