The township has long been seen as the residential or geographic habitat for the middle to lower income earners. In fact it has gone as far as the level of education and modernism to be significantly low in the township. Yes to an extent some of this still proves true, however there has been a...Continue Reading

What is Ekhaya? Most black youth from townships, small towns and rural ares come into different south African cities to find professional work. Ekhaya is the term referred to, where one comes from and was was born. Many young black people are having more traveling experiences than ever before. At first one travelled Ekhaya (home)...Continue Reading

Retail shopping paper coupons have never been a popular loyalty program or incentive to the South African consumer. South Africans, especially the mass black market have seen couponing as a chore more than an incentive,because one will not go back (take a taxi drive from thier home, which means paying more money just to redeem...Continue Reading

The mass market has been what most brands are targeting of recent. With the emerging middle class it is not suprising and a good strategy for any brand that needs growth in South Africa at the moment. Aspirations however have levels – and those levels are what consumers connect or disconnect to. Relevance defined as...Continue Reading

High value product consumers do not necessarily mean that they can afford the products or services, but rather this is a symbol of regocnition and respect from one’s peers. People will often go out of thier way no matter how little they have to be able to show that they are doing well in life...Continue Reading

Stokvel as we define it is a the effort by a group of people who collectively save money, in a form of monthly contributions. This is mainly for various reasons and goals. However the one prominent stokvel effort at this time of the year is the bulk buying of groceries where members buy groceries in...Continue Reading

The new one liter bottle is proving to be both a value offer as well as a symbol of coolness. This is apparent in the younger beer drinkers showing off the sense of rebelliousness for everything different and new in society. Given nicknames like ”Quantum” (The Public transportation minibus taxis with enough space for more...Continue Reading

Taken from the 2018 Africa Trends Report Social media networks such as Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp have introduced another element to conversations on their platforms which is; status update. Status updates have become the new form of communication because they only last for a limited period of time. It makes it harder to track conversations...Continue Reading

Taken from the 2018 Africa Trends Report Increase in global brands, has actually pushed an increase in local brands as well. Proudly at home, proudly African. Through the recent rapid influx of global brands entering the market, Africans are noticing the world’s appetite in the continent. This has also inspired Africans to start developing their...Continue Reading

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