--- title: Only one in 10 township businesses sells online | daily.dev description: South Africa's Competition Commission released its first Rural and Township Economy Report, finding that only 11% of township businesses and 9% of rural... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/only-one-in-10-township-businesses-sells-online-d0ovy4fi4 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Only one in 10 township businesses sells online | daily.dev og:description: South Africa's Competition Commission released its first Rural and Township Economy Report, finding that only 11% of township businesses and 9% of rural... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/only-one-in-10-township-businesses-sells-online-d0ovy4fi4 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/D0ovY4FI4.png og:image:alt: Only one in 10 township businesses sells online og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Only one in 10 township businesses sells online **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary South Africa's Competition Commission released its first Rural and Township Economy Report, finding that only 11% of township businesses and 9% of rural businesses sell through online marketplaces, while roughly half still rely solely on walk-in trade. Business owners cited lack of registration, limited knowledge of e-commerce, and infrastructure gaps as the main barriers, with a notable share also saying online simply isn't the right channel for them. The commission ties these findings to its earlier Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry, which forced Takealot to split its retail and marketplace operations, and says it will pursue advocacy, stakeholder coordination and further research rather than a single fix. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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