Before and during this journey to Alex, we encourage you to both listen and read as much as you can on South Africa. So many things are available online to help you better understand the local context.

Radio garden will provide you with a quick access to a selection of radios in Johannesburg including the talk Radio 702. The local radio Alex FM, a few blocks away from your client, although not listed on Radio Garden, is available online following this link.

Alex News is Alex’s free weekly newspaper and the Sowetan counts amongst the widely read newspapers in Johannesburg. For deeper political and economic analysis on South Africa, we would encourage you to read the Daily Maverick and Business Day.

Last but not least, the Wheeler Institute for Business and Development at LBS published blog articles - here, here and here - and issued knowledge pieces on Alexandra and the challenges faced there. Additionally, the recently published " Township Entrepreneurial Ecosystem" report from GIBS should give you a good introduction to some of the challenges faced by entrepreneurs in low-income peri-urban communities. To download, click on the thumbnails below:To download, click on the thumbnails below: