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Township cash. Pexels/Magda Ehlers; Pexels/Cardoso Lopes; Rawpixel; Currency
DIGITALISATION

Will cash be dethroned in South Africa’s townships?

Township businesses are embracing digital payments, but trust, literacy and practical support will decide whether fintech truly drives inclusion

  • Tulani Ngwenya
4 min read
Township stock exchange. Soweto. Michael Schofield / Unsplash; Rawpixel / Currency collage
EXCHANGES

Goodbye JSE, hello Soweto Stock Exchange?

Asset-finance firm Sum1, which helps stokvels invest in township businesses, reckons it has the ingredients to be a new capital exchange

  • Ruby Delahunt
6 min read