Shopping malls have created competition for small township business, the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) of the University of South Africa (Unisa) has found.
Large shopping malls had been developed, or were under construction or in the planning phase in almost all township areas with sizeable population numbers, the BMR said in a statement on Sunday.
“This development has resulted in heightened competition for small township businesses with a potential risk of considerable consumer expenditure displacement away from them to national chains and franchise businesses in the new shopping complexes,” the BMR said.
‘Township malls hurt small shop-owners’
With the FIFA World Cup Soccer tournament starting in South Africa in June 2010, there is an enormous opportunity for the hospitality industry to utilize internet marketing to boost their revenues.
Internet Marketing Opportunities at the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa
Located in the Khayelitsha township, Kopanong Bed & Breakfast is run by Thope Lekau and her daughter Mpho. Established in 1999, Kopanong, which means “meeting place” in the seSotho language, has three comfortable double guest bedrooms, two with a private bathroom. Guests can also relax in the sitting room, read about South Africa, and watch TV or videos.
kopanong@xsinet.co.za
Home: +27 (0) 21 361-2084
Cell: 082 476 1278
C329 Velani Crescent Khayelitsha Township
Cape Town, Western Cape, 7784 South Africa
‘Helping develop self-reliant and sustainable community-based organisations to facilitate positive social change.’
Work: + 27 (0) 21 461 8338
Buchanan Building, Buchanan Square, 160 Sir Lowry Road
Cape Town, Western cape, 7925 South Africa
