Shop Management
Register, configure and manage spaza shops with complete owner and location data.
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Empowering South Africa's Informal Economy
Formalising the spaza economy, one shop at a time.
A comprehensive platform for managing spaza shops, inventory, compliance and field operations — from national oversight all the way down to the individual shop counter.
Trusted infrastructure
Aligned with national spaza registration reform
9 provinces
5,038 outlets managed
By the Numbers
Scale that matters
Everything you need to manage a national network of spaza shops — from a single registration to nationwide reporting.
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Capabilities
Built for the whole operation
Eight connected modules cover the full lifecycle of a shop — registration, equipping, monitoring and scaling.
Business Intelligence
Provincial analytics, status breakdowns and exportable reports for data-driven decisions.
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GPS-enabled field-worker tracking, photo capture and geospatial outlet mapping.
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Granular permissions for admins, coordinators, supervisors and shop operators.
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National Coverage
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9 provinces. One platform.
From Limpopo to the Western Cape, Khula gives full visibility into every shop across South Africa's informal-economy network.
Gauteng
1,480
Eastern Cape
819
KwaZulu-Natal
798
Free State
496
GP1,480
EC819
KZN798
FS496
LP332
WC289
NW279
NC278
MP267
Market Intelligence
South Africa's informal economy
An estimated 900,000 spaza shops generate R195 billion a year, powering township economies across all nine provinces.
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Stock in a township shop — the economy Khula formalises.
Built By Us. Owned By Us.
Real people, real partners on the ground
Khula is built and run by a South African team working hand-in-hand with shop owners and national partners to bring the informal economy onto one platform.
In partnership with the National Lottery
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Join 5,038 outlets across 9 provinces already managed through the Khula platform.