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Paul Stevens, CEO of Just Property, shares his thoughts on some of the challenges and opportunities that lay ahead during 2023...

South African startups Hello Pay and AURA have partnered to provide more than 18,000 small township-based businesses and spaza shops with free access to on-demand security services and emergency medical response and business insurance. 

The tech start-ups join forces to democratise access to their security and insurance services in the township economy.

The better financially educated business owners are, the stronger the foundation of their business will be.

Financial inclusion is severely skewed in South Africa, with higher income groups having more access to a range of financial services such as bank and savings

The African Leadership Academy (ALA) has received a multi-million rand grant from the PMI Educational Foundation (PMIEF). The grant expands on PMIEFs current partnership with the ALA, which seeks to introduce students to project management through the Build-in-a-Box curriculum...

With the majority of South Africa’s urban population residing in townships, according to the World Bank, and with an 18 percent contribution to South Africa’s GDP, the informal sector is one of the most important parts of the entire economy, both as a means of employment and how millions of people obtain goods and services. […]

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The informal sector accounts for about 18 percent of South Africa’s GDP, with over three million workers engaged in the informal

The informal sector accounts for about 18 percent of South Africa’s GDP, with over three million workers engaged in the informal economy. In addition, an estimated 2.9 million migrants reside in South Africa, many of whom struggle to access financial services in order to start small businesses like spaza shops, salons and kiosks. That’s an incredible portion of the population