Sydney Majoko - Township Economy
Govt moving to accelerate measures to boost township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 10th August 2018 One of the most frustrating realities of government operations is the red tape that entrepreneurs experience when they seek assistance. The slow... →
Govt speaking with one voice on township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 1st June 2018 For a long time, successive governments in this country have struggled to characterised the township economy. It is not that they did not... →
Listeriosis shows fragility of township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 6th April 2018 When the impact of the listeriosis outbreak is eventually analysed, it is quite possible that the township economy will be mentioned only as a... →
Stokvels changing the face of the township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 23rd February 2018 Stokvels, defined by Oxford Dictionary as "a savings or investment society to which members regularly contribute an agreed amount and from which... →
World-class events benefit the township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 26th January 2018 Most South African townships are built along similar physical lines. They consist of a lot of bland structures that provide for the basic need of... →
The changing face of the township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 24th November 2017 In the late 90s and early 2000s, whenever a township dweller spoke of his or her family being in business, it meant one of two things: they either... →
Unique financing needed for the township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 6th October 2017 One of the township economy's most crippling challenges is the lack of access to easily obtainable finance that is available at short notice. It is... →
Township pop-up markets one way of tackling spatial problems
By: Sydney Majoko 1st September 2017 The one thing about the township economy that is always going to be a hindrance is space. Owing to the terrible spatial planning of the apartheid... →
Competition body conducting probe into township economy 
By: Sydney Majoko 4th August 2017 Competition Commission investigation into Township Economy More than two years ago, we had the so-called xenophobic attacks directed at foreign... →
Reimagining the township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 2nd June 2017 Whether one considers it as being positive or negative, the theme of radical economic transformation has been thrust onto our political discourse.... →
