Sydney Majoko - Township Economy
Township property boom presents business opportunities
By: Sydney Majoko 26th June 2015 Residential property prices in the South African economy have, in general, outperformed inflation in the last couple of years. Interestingly,... →
Innovative solutions needed to sustain township economies
By: Sydney Majoko 22nd May 2015 The recent State of the City addresses by Ekurhuleni mayor Mondli Gungubele and his City of Johannesburg, counterpart, Parks Tau, had strikingly... →
Skills must be the focus in the township economy
By: Sydney Majoko 24th April 2015 The focus of government's efforts to alleviate hardships has been on ‘jobs, jobs and more jobs’. It is hard to find fault with this strategy in... →
What’s next for the township economy?
By: Sydney Majoko 13th March 2015 There is a growing realisation by government that townships have to play a bigger role in the mainstream economy than simply being 'reservoirs for... →