Partners and stakeholders
NAFESU seeks constructive engagement with organised business, government departments, municipalities, traditional leadership, financial institutions, technology companies, logistics providers, manufacturers and other relevant stakeholders.
Who NAFESU engages
- National and provincial government, and CoGTA
- Municipalities and local economic development structures
- Traditional leadership and traditional authorities
- Consumer-goods and retail-sector organisations
- Financial and development-finance institutions
- Strategic investment and holding companies
- Technology and supply-chain standards organisations
- Transport, logistics, security and fleet stakeholders
- Local manufacturers and producers
- Community and sector organisations
Affiliates
SpazaShop Associations, organisations and unions in the sector affiliate to NAFESU. Affiliates are listed once their status is formally confirmed.
Traditional leadership
NAFESU respects traditional leadership institutions and their role in customary land and community matters. Under NSEP, traditional leaders may be approached as stakeholders in value-chain development where appropriate, lawful and mutually agreed.
Standards bodies
NAFESU seeks strategic dialogue with the relevant standards boards and trading councils around standards, interoperability, product identification, location identification, traceability, supply-chain efficiency and practical transformation of the SpazaShop sector. This is a strategic engagement objective.
Strategic partnership and investment
NAFESU seeks strategic partnerships that can contribute to development of a sustainable national SpazaShop value chain, including government, organised business, financial institutions, retail, manufacturing, traditional leadership, technology, logistics, fleet and security sectors.
Prospective partnerships and investment arrangements remain subject to formal discussions, due diligence, approvals and signed agreements.
partnerships@nafesu.org.za