Malls in Zambia: Racialised retail expansion and South African foreign investors in Zambia

Miller, Darlene; Nel, Etienne; Hampwaye, Godfrey

doi:10.4314/asr.v12i1.43528

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“…Even now, there are many examples of South Africa influence. South Africa businesses are running the national railroad in Cameroon, the national electricity company in Tanzania, managing major city airports in seven African capitals (Daniel et al, 2003), and engaged in retail expansion (Shoprites Checkers stores) in Nigeria, Egypt, Zambia, and elsewhere in Africa (Miller, Nel, & Hampwaye, 2008). South Africa has controlling shares in Telecom 6 Lesotho, with whom it has a long-standing relationship due to the LHWP, 7 which provides water to Gauteng Province.…”

Section: African Identities 11mentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Both during and postapartheid, South Africa has established a strong claim to the regional space of southern Africa (Miller et al, 2008). Still, the South Africa narrative is flawed, as the policy of Ubuntu is not reflected in its internal politics of class, race relations, debates around the nationalization of land and mining industries, and the increasing level of corruption among the country's political elite.…”

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Geopolitical drivers of foreign investment in African land and water resources

Sebastian¹,

Warner

2013

African Identities

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Resource grabs, particularly land and water, can be a proxy for geopolitical influence. As such, 'grabs' become intertwined in international power relations and the competing collective goals and state priorities of economic development, poverty elimination, ecosystem management, energy, self-sufficiency, and food supply stability. African land has become the most appealing and vulnerable to acquisition. In this article we will analyze external investor actions in Africa by South Africa to explain how regional and global geopolitics are fostering a 'new' scramble for natural resources on the African continent. This south-south geopolitical concern examines South Africa's investment in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Lesotho. We argue that 'grabbing' is important, but often it is not the foremost factor in south-south relations and, as such, is an inadequate basis for exploring the role of domestic capital and government investment corporations. We contend that grabbing is not only about food, finances, energy, or even water itself, but also about geopolitical influence. Land and water resource acquisition become intertwined in international power relations and the competing goals of state priorities. This article uses an International Relations framework to analyze these complex relationships, spheres of influence, and asymmetries. Its central argument is that countries with limited arable land 'securitize' (B. Buzan, O. Waever, & J. de Wilde [Eds.], 1998, Security: A framework for analysis, Hemel Hempstead: Harvester Wheatsheaf) their food supply and seek ways to increase the supply of food and sources of 'virtual' water by targeting 'easy targets' for resource imperialism, like weak states.

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Section: African Identities 11mentioning

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Section: African Identities 15mentioning

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Geopolitical drivers of foreign investment in African land and water resources

Sebastian¹,

Warner

2013

African Identities

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“…Urban scholars have assumed that the mall is a phenomenon of the globalised economy which diminishes locality and human agency (Salcedo 2003;Olivier 2008). They are seen as spaces of contrived hyperconsumption, consumer fantasy and social control (Salcedo 2003;Miles 2010;Dirsuweit 2009;Mbembe 2004;Miller, Nel, and Hampway 2008;Fu and Murray 2014;Marks and Bezolli 2001). They limit political and democratic practices like demonstrations (Németh 2009).…”

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Everyday Encounters in the Shopping Mall: (Un)Making Boundaries in the Divided Cities of Johannesburg and Mostar

Aceska

Heer

2019

Anthropological Forum

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The many studies that see shopping malls as places of power, control and exclusion have often neglected the potential of malls as places of encounters. Drawing on ethnographic data from the divided cities of Johannesburg in South Africa and Mostar in Bosnia-Herzegovina, we examine the ways in which urban dwellers who enter the mall from a marginalised positionpoor black urban dwellers at a regional, middle class and whitedominated mall in Johannesburg and Bosniak city dwellers at a mall located in the Croat part of Mostaruse the mall, what kind of relations they build to others and how they rework boundaries of race, class, religion and ethnicity at the mall. Rather than being spaces that strengthen and reproduce centre-margins relations, urban dwellers appropriate them as places where these relations become reworked.

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“…The supermarket revolution started in the late 1990s in countries like South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe and Zambia (Reardon et. al., 2007;Miller & Hampwaye, 2008). Countries in the Eastern and Southern Africa experienced a rise in supermarkets, with South Africa leading by 55 percent share of the supermarkets in 2001.…”

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“…Once characterised by small citizen owned stores that offer limited assortment, the retail landscape in Asia, Latin America (Coe and Wrigley, 2007) and Sub-Sahara Africa (Reardon et al, 2007;Tschirley et al, 2010) has experienced fundamental change owing to the establishment of large international retail chains. The influx of large international retail chains has modernized the retail industry in developing countries by increasing the number of establishments; introducing large and new formats and one stop shopping centres that benefit consumers by enhancing their shopping experiences (Miller & Hampwaye, 2008;Kaliappan et al, 2009). Although the main drivers of foreign direct investment (FDI) in retailing may vary across developing countries, factors such as the growing population of middle class, increased income, market reforms, high rate of urbanization, and changing lifestyles have made a significant contribution (Coe & Wrigley, 2007;Reardon & Gulati, 2008;A.T Kearney Report, 2012).…”

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Modern Retailing and its Implications for Developing Countries: Insights from Retail Managers

Iyanda

Makgosa

Phambuka-Nsimbi

et al. 2015

BMS

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This paper provides insights into modern retailing, its challenges and implications for retail management in developing countries. On average 17 semi-structured interviews were conducted with retail managers in food, furniture and clothing sectors in thirteen locations across the country. Interviews were followed by two focus groups consisting of retail managers and stakeholders from relevant government departments and support institutions. Findings reveal that influx of large foreign retailers in developing countries has made it difficult for both foreign and indigenous retailers to enjoy competitive advantage. Consumer sophistication also makes it challenging for retailers to meet consumer demands. The lack of local sources of supply, unskilled labour, small population, high rental charges, poor infrastructure, inflation and fluctuating currency increase retailers' costs in an attempt to stay competitive. Finally, product quality declines, bureaucracy in decision-making, poor store image and pressure to meet sales targets, were perceived as common challenges by retailers.This study underscores the dilemma that retailers in developing countries face because of modernization. However, for a more comprehensive assessment, future research could extend to other sub-sectors like electronics, hair salons, auto repairs and the informal sector. A retail association working closely with government to explore means for overcoming retail challenges needs to be established. This study makes a unique contribution by assessing perceptions of retail managers from diverse sectors such as food, clothing and furniture, whereas other studies have concentrated on food retail. This study also focuses on implications of modern retailing in a developing country that has recently experienced substantial transformations that attracted large foreign retailers.

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Malls in Zambia: Racialised retail expansion and South African foreign investors in Zambia

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Cited by 13 publications

References 17 publications

Geopolitical drivers of foreign investment in African land and water resources

Geopolitical drivers of foreign investment in African land and water resources

Everyday Encounters in the Shopping Mall: (Un)Making Boundaries in the Divided Cities of Johannesburg and Mostar

Modern Retailing and its Implications for Developing Countries: Insights from Retail Managers

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