INSIDE YOUR BUSINESS: Franchising on Opportunity in South Africa

Triggered by a stir on Twitter’s trending page, we spoke to Fezile Dhlamini, the founder of Green Scooters here in South Africa, about persistent bottlenecks blocking local small businesses from accessing finance. He weighs in on the challenges he’s faced personally and what his plans are for growth despite this.

South African rental property growth stalled in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to the latest data from PayProp South Africa. The data points to tightening in tenant affordability in an economy that's seeing sluggish income growth. To unpack how rental agents, landlords, and investors are navigating this, we spoke…

South African shoppers proved resilient to kick off 2026, as data from Statistics South Africa showed a jump in retail sales of 4.2% in January. FNB senior economist Siphamandla Mkhwanazi warns that while this points to stabilization in the local consumer economy, upward growth is constrained by affordability constraints and…

Annual consumer prices in South Africa slowed to 3% in February from 3.5% in January , according to the latest stats from the national stats agency today. Stats SA attributed the cooler-than-expected print to three main factors: a delay in new medical aid rates, softer price pressure at fuel pumps,…

After announcements from two major retail counters this week, we speak to Nedbank Senior Equity Research Analyst, Paul Steegers, for his view on Mr. Price expanding into Europe and Shoprite’s R900 million buy into the local informal economy.