A survey on the operations of spaza shops in Soweto revealed migrants’ eccentric business strategies and resilience dynamics. Trynos Gumbo and Simamkele Bokolo analyse the results.
Almost all urban centres of the world are experiencing soaring informal economic activities. Such activities provide much-needed income and employment opportunities to millions of residents, lifting some out of abject poverty. The South African economy presents favourable opportunities to start and operate small-scale informal businesses to migrants and as a result, the country’s metropolitan cities continue to receive thousands of foreign nationals every year.
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