[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text] The township economy is worth R100bn, while the stokvel industry is estimated to be worth around R70bn. This is according to the Gauteng MEC for economic development, agriculture and rural development, Lebogang Maile. In an interview published by the Mail & Guardian last Thursday, Maile said this month will see the launch of the country’s first Township Stock Exchange. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text] Can big business, all retailers and brands, afford to lose a share of this lucrative R100bn market by alienating and offending township consumers [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Last week’s episode of eNCA’s Checkpoint, an in-depth TV news report which can be...