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Mooshtaffa Platforms

I am Zimasa Vabaza, more commonly known as @mooshtaffa on social media. I created this platform because of the love I have for simplifying socio-economic knowledge around South Africa, SADC, Africa, & the globe. Here we cover small & big stories that matter—stories that you should know but from a different, less explored perspective. We also host podcast-style conversations with interesting people. We hope you will watch, engage, and enjoy.

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00:12:35

#SHSI Episode 23 - Let’s Talk About The Spaza Shop...

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2025/06/21

R184 billion—that is the amount that the informal grocery sector, including spaza shops and mobile traders, is supposedly valued at in South Africa. According to Trade Intelligence, an FMCG retail research company.The numbers around this sector are very interesting, and what they showcase is the opportunity that exists where spazas are involved. Because 11.1 million South Africans do their grocery shopping at these stores, and they cite convenience and low prices. As much as 40% of food consumers

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00:05:40

#SHSI Episode 22 - HOW PEOPLE & BUSINESSES KEEP...

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2025/06/20

Operationally managed as one precinct, the UIPs that operate in Umhlanga account for commercial and residential usage that covers over 3000 individually rated properties and 12 kilometers of public roads, servitudes, and promenades, and they represent a combined municipal valuation of approximately R12.8 billion in property and infrastructure.Communities are fighting back to reclaim their streets. How? Through Urban Improvement Precincts (UIPs)—which are fast becoming a powerful tool that’s giving

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00:24:25

#SHSI Episode 21 - SOUTH AFRICA HAS A LAND...

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2025/04/04

The Land Audit reveals that Whites in SA own 26m ha, or 72%, of the total 37m ha of farms and agricultural holdings by individual landowners, followed by Coloureds at 5.3m ha, or 15%; Indians at 2m ha, or roughly 5%; Africans at a paltry 1.3m ha, or 4%; others at 1.2m ha, or 3%; and co-owners at 425K ha, or 1%. Now for those that might click away from this video even before it gets going and might not get to the end and the gist, lets address the Donald Trump comments quick, quick for your

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00:26:37

#SHSI Episode 20 -HOW MARKUS JOOSTE BROUGHT DOWN...

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2025/03/26

On Wednesday, 20 March 2024, one of the biggest individual corporate fines in SA history was handed out to Markus Johannes Jooste, R475 million—nearly half a billion. Markus had been trying as hard as he could to keep a low profile since the 2017 spectacular collapse of the company he ran, Steinhoff.So the story goes that, on the day after the fine was handed out, 63 year old Markus waited for his wife to go out to play a round of golf. He then made his way to nearby a cliff path that was close to

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00:18:11

#SHSI Episode 19 - WHY DO A FEW SOUTH AFRICAN...

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2025/03/25

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange, or JSE's all-share market cap, currently stands at close to R20 trillion.This is the market value of all the companies listed on the JSE when combined.For reference, SA’s GDP sits at around 4,644,546.00 ZAR million as of September 2024.But remember, that’s the number value of what we produce every year in goods and services in the country. Now the JSE has approximately 400 companies listed on the Main Board and the AltX Board, and they have more than 800

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00:30:52

#SHSI Episode 18 - A CONVERSATION WITH GAUTENG MEC...

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2025/03/24

So here's something interesting. On the sidelines of the mining indaba 2025 conference. I got the opportunity to grab the ear of the MEC for finance and economic development in Gauteng, Ntate Lebogang Maile. We had what I would call an insightful and very interesting conversation going back and forth around mining, investment, Gauteng’s key sectors, and even how we deal with corruption and economic growth challenges in the province.Now I want to just say that, sometimes being a one-man band can

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00:07:22

#SHSI Episode 17 - WHY IS CAPE TOWN'S CBD SO MUCH...

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2025/03/21

I’ve always wondered why Cape Town is supposedly seen as being cleaner, or at least it gets the tag of being cleaner than JBH and DBN at least. To be fair, it does pass the eye test, especially when it comes to the CBD areas.Combined, SA’s 3 largest cities spend roughly R9,2bn ( around $500m) to stay clean... but the question is, are they R9BN clean?It's not a secret that JHB and DBN are seen as having dirtier and less cleaner CBDs, but I must say that more recently, DBN's reputation seems to be

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00:14:45

#SHSI Episode 16 - HOW DIGITAL NOMADS ARE RUINING...

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2025/03/20

Millennial Cape Townians are under siege; they are under siege from global travelers called digital nomads. I’m sure you’ve started to hear a lot more about this, but this lovely bunch of travelers are basically long-term tourists that stay for 90+ days to about 36 months as per the new regulations. They come from much wealthier western nations and even Australians (I bumped into a few here). This should be a good thing, right? They’re bringing foreign, stronger currencies here to Cape Town and SA

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00:14:04

#SHSI Episode 15 - CAPE TOWN & SA TOURISM HAS GOTTEN...

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2025/01/24

Let me start by clearly stating that the South African tourism and hospitality industry is neglecting South Africans. Let me explain.Ok you’re back from your holiday and you’ve likely started to count the costs, neh. it cost a little more than what you expected. For years, South Africa has boasted stunning natural beauty, diverse cultures, and world-class tourism experiences. But the questions that have for some time been bubbling under are: are these tourism treasures now becoming a luxury only

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00:11:50

#SHSI Episode 14 - THE GARDEN ROUTE ECONOMY: SHOULD...

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2025/01/24

I am in Knysna, a small town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, which forms part of the Garden Route region. Now the Garden Route district is one of six districts located in the Western Cape. Contributing R45billion to the western cape and SA’s GDP, This region includes towns & municipalities like Bitou, which is home to Plettenberg bay, and then you get places like Knysna, George, Mossel Bay, Hessequa , Kannaland and Oudtshoorn municipalities All these form part of the garden

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00:11:50

#SHSI Episode 13 - LESOTHO WANTS THEIR LAND BACK FROM...

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2025/01/24

The thing is that Lesotho has been having internal conversations about reclaiming land that was annexed by the by the Afrikaner/Boer and British republics from its territories roughly 140 years ago. The only issue is that those republics don’t exist anymore and with time, lines on a map become permanent and harder to redraw. The ongoing debate is Lesotho wants to reclaim all of Free State province, which at 130,000 square kilometres and is more than four times the size of the kingdom, as well parts

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00:12:48

#SHSI Episode 12 - DEAR SOUTH AFRICANS: HERE'S WHY...

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2024/12/20

Dear South Africans, you are not going crazy; airline prices are high; actually, noo no no no, they are very high, and there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye.So BusinessTech ran a study on how local airline prices in South Africa have skyrocketed over the last two years, and let me tell you, I feel like I’ve been vindicated for booking flights and then waking up in the early morning in a cold sweat and I’m going haaah aaah maan, I feel scammed. So the analysis was quite simple; they took

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00:07:00

#SHSI Episode 11 - SOUTH AFRICA’S R284 BILLION ($15...

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2024/12/20

As the festive season approaches, South Africans are preparing to spend big, with holiday budgets reaching record highs for recent times, that is... According to the Wonga Loans' seventh annual Summer Spending Survey, a staggering R284 billion is expected to flow through the economy during this festive period, with the average festive budget among respondents averaging R6,832—up 20% from last year. But what’s driving this surge? Well, actually, we need to look backwards...

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00:10:57

#SHSI Episode 10 - Switzerland Is Rich Rich But...

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2024/12/20

Switzerland has a dirty little secret that many African’s have wondered about for some time and some have known for a very long time. Why is this country so rich? Switzerland is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, with residents enjoying the highest mean wealth per adult. How is this possible for a small mountainous country with no access to the sea and so few natural resources? The roots of modern Swiss banking institutions are based on the banks created in the early 19th century to

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00:20:34

#SHSI Episode 9 - WHY IS THE SOUTH AFRICA ARMY...

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2024/12/10

The South African National Defense Forces is currently fighting or actually let me use the correct term, they are engaged in peacekeeping missions in DRC & more recently have started a withdrawal from northern Mozambique, military missions that have and are costing the country billions but there is an important national and regional security reason for this and I want us to discuss it.So In this video even though its going to be a little bit longer than the usual I want you to stick around

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00:23:38

#SHSI PODCAST Episode 8 - GAYTON MCKENZIE| SOUTH...

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2024/11/29

SO HERE'S SOMETHING INTERESTING PODCAST: Please forgive the sound this week, traveling and making content is pretty tough.... With that said. Last week I tagged along to Switzerland with Gayton McKenzie, the Minister of Sports, Arts & Culture in South Africa. The Minister was in Lausanne to undertake two key meetings, one with IOC around South Africa's 2036 olympics and another meeting with the FIVB (World Volleyball Federation) for possibly hosting the 2027 Championships in SA. This video

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01:12:44

#SHSI PODCAST Episode 7 - OZ LUPUWANA | GLOBAL &...

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2024/11/28

So here's something interesting podcast: I got the opportunity to sit down with my brother, Oz Lupuwana, a global marketing manager who has worked for some of the biggest liquor and beverage companies in the world. We started this conversation at the dinner table, and we felt that we needed to record it and share it with you guys. There's a deeper level that needs to be understood by the liquor industry across all its facets, and there's a way that global brands have grown and taken over the SA

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00:24:10

#SHSI Episode 6 - SOUTH AFRICA'S POPULATION, ILLEGAL...

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2024/11/19

South Africa’s population has now passed 63 million people, this is according to the latest mid-year population estimates for 2024. Released by Stats SA. But even though we know this number there’s another number that we don’t know and that the number of illegal/ undocumented immigrants that are in the country. That number is crucial in SA starting to address and unpack the illegal immigration problem. But the departments tasked with compiling these numbers aren’t willing to give us clarity. Nor

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00:26:36

#SHSI Episode 5 - WHY DONALD TRUMP NEEDS TO WIN...

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2024/11/05

Trump's policies for Africa specifically and, by extension, SA, offer better conditions for us to grow as a region and a continent with less interference and also allow us to have choice in who and how we deal with other countries.So in this opinion video, we’re going to look at some parts of the South Africa and Africa relationship with the US and see what a Harris presidency could mean for Africa and what a Trump presidency would mean. Africa has not featured much in foreign policy discussions

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00:39:03

SHSI PODCAST Episode 4 - WAYNE DUVENAGE | CORRUPTION...

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2024/10/30

So here's something interesting podcast: I got the chance to sit with OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage and get his views on various issues around corruption, tax abuse and the economy in South Africa. We also spoke about the organization that he heads up as CEO, OUTA - Organization Undoing Tax Abuse. I hope you will enjoy this episode, also please engage with us and the community in the comments.

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