IS CASH STILL KING IN SOUTH AFRICA?

How much hard cash is circulating in South Africa and is it a good or bad thing?
So the thing is that.
The amount of hard cash circulating in South Africa rose to R182 billion last year with orders of R84 billion being processed on averages during the December periods
This is according to BankservAfrica’s Integrated Cash Management Service (ICMS) data, they looked at the combined total of physical cash orders by commercial banks for their respective ATM and branch networks.
The demand for cash in a fast-moving economy like SA ,that has a growing population, usually requires a concerted and coordinated response from the cash regulation industry to ensure that there is an adequate supply of cash when people need it available.
Even though the trend of fast adoption of digital and contactless payments, notably during and after the lockdowns, lives on. In South Africa, cash still has its place though.
The growth in overall cash usage continues to rise, well depending on which LSM you fall into, and also what customer preference persists.
This is particularly evident over higher spend periods like the holidays and the festive season, where south africans spend roughly R200BN+
To show how important cash this is in South Africa, Pepkor, the country’s largest clothing retailer reported in 2023 that 90% of its sales are still made in cash.
But that is relative to the LSM that they service.
For instance In a trading update, Pepkor said that the company’s cash sales increased by 5.6% in the year through September 2023.
Even though I understand the need for regulating hard cash, I am also weary of the downsides that it brings considering where we are as an economically growing country.
But I don’t know, maybe we can discuss it in the comments. Let me know how you see things?

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  • @kago.seboco
    @kago.seboco15 күн бұрын

    Cash is so King that the president of the country had it in his mattress !😂😂😂

  • @andilekeswa

    @andilekeswa

    13 күн бұрын

    🤣🤣🙊

  • @nyakallomanoko2743
    @nyakallomanoko274315 күн бұрын

    CAHS IS KING end of story

  • @xolanilindani3464
    @xolanilindani346415 күн бұрын

    It is somewhat of a disadvantage for marginalized communities to have a cashless society, especially in rural areas. The local tuckshops usually charge R10 per transaction. Now imagine paying for the bank charges and the ones imposed by the tuckshop owner. However, cashless purchases benefit people who like convenience in urban areas. We could also note that when you deposit cash in your banking account, you are still charged, not forgetting the monthly charges. Also, some people feel that their money is safe in their banking accounts, and some do not feel the same way. It's actually a contradicting topic.

  • @xolancypriankunene2038

    @xolancypriankunene2038

    15 күн бұрын

    This is true.. But change is inevitable and all will be numbers on a screen . The transition is gradual rather then quickly especially in a developing nation. I know Fintech businesses currently working on solving issues around transactional fees and financial inclusion of small merchants and underbanked communities.. Exciting

  • @BluFinanceTV
    @BluFinanceTV15 күн бұрын

    Cash is still important. I learnt my lesson when i had to fill a car but Speedpoints were not working due to loadshedding & network affected. Cashless South Africa is ideal world but people in rural areas prefers cash over using card to do purchases.

  • @xmgcoyi
    @xmgcoyi15 күн бұрын

    Somlians Spaza Shops charge 10% more for using cards.

  • @makolelekhosseni466
    @makolelekhosseni46615 күн бұрын

    Man I'm liking KZread Zimasa more and more!!!!!

  • @mooshtaffa

    @mooshtaffa

    15 күн бұрын

    I’m getting a hang of it 😁

  • @ennergyspotato5566

    @ennergyspotato5566

    14 күн бұрын

    I thought he was only on KZread...where else does he post content

  • @makolelekhosseni466

    @makolelekhosseni466

    14 күн бұрын

    @@ennergyspotato5566i vibed with his videos when I was on tik tok bro!!

  • @moiketsimutsi6119
    @moiketsimutsi611915 күн бұрын

    Cash is indeed King even the President and his public protector can attest to this

  • @TheIrieman15

    @TheIrieman15

    15 күн бұрын

    😅

  • @thato596
    @thato59615 күн бұрын

    Cash is king 👑 . Haosa batle chelete, kea tsamaya kea shopong engwe. cashless society is jail , you digging own grave because you can end up being blocked from buying in the future. They can tell if you bought from liquor shops but with cash they can not tell

  • @sisonke.kalipa
    @sisonke.kalipa15 күн бұрын

    Mooshtaffa bra I see your sharp presentation skills, articulation and unique content... I'm just here for your growth man.

  • @mooshtaffa

    @mooshtaffa

    15 күн бұрын

    Enkosi Siseko . I’ll keep at it bro 😎

  • @its_bobhermanus
    @its_bobhermanus15 күн бұрын

    The key to SAs solutions is in your videos. Keep growing, keep giving us that magic

  • @mooshtaffa

    @mooshtaffa

    15 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much, I will keep creating and sharing

  • @paballo3562
    @paballo356215 күн бұрын

    As long as taxis use cash, it will always be king. Also when there's load shedding, cash has proven to be more convenient

  • @mazwideamahle4091

    @mazwideamahle4091

    13 күн бұрын

    That's about to change.

  • @arthurnkosi
    @arthurnkosi15 күн бұрын

    I'm liking your work ☺️ it so informative, keep up the good work

  • @mooshtaffa

    @mooshtaffa

    15 күн бұрын

    Thank you! Will do!

  • @sibusisofumba4072
    @sibusisofumba407215 күн бұрын

    I don't usually comment on KZread, keep it up Dyani

  • @lindalauragouws6424
    @lindalauragouws642415 күн бұрын

    Cash is King. I will stop to buy there. 😮

  • @musicmedia3394
    @musicmedia339415 күн бұрын

    Cash will forever be king my bro

  • @LloydNdlovu-nk4hz
    @LloydNdlovu-nk4hz15 күн бұрын

    Whether we like it or not ,we are heading to a cashless society and most assets will be digitised and centralised.

  • @kseyffert
    @kseyffert14 күн бұрын

    Cash also avoids tech issues that result in refused cards where you still have enough in the account. Embarrassing!

  • @nj_mlimi
    @nj_mlimi15 күн бұрын

    All I am saying is where I am from it is more expensive to pay without cash. R5 surcharge for every R50 transaction. But I still prefer the convenience of being cashless.

  • @21stCenturyFinance
    @21stCenturyFinance11 күн бұрын

    Cash will always be king.

  • @Wave_Entertainment_ZA
    @Wave_Entertainment_ZA15 күн бұрын

    Although it's risky to have a lot of cash on you, I still prefer it. I hate when banks, government or private sector is monitoring my every move😅

  • @InamMaqondose-ny8zf
    @InamMaqondose-ny8zf15 күн бұрын

    Love this guy😊

  • @manyananihlwatika726
    @manyananihlwatika72615 күн бұрын

    Zimasa my bro🔥🔥🔥

  • @EinadManhoff
    @EinadManhoff15 күн бұрын

    It's all about control- on the end they can block you on some purchases, say you get a child grant then you can only buy children goodies viz. Clothing they can block you if you purchase cooldrink or chocolate (all control)

  • @Januarieswealth.

    @Januarieswealth.

    15 күн бұрын

    Bingo!

  • @philamavikane9423
    @philamavikane942315 күн бұрын

    We can't be completely cashless as a country. We can talk about how having both options available in a lot more places. I personally use digital ever since the option was available. For the convenience of not standing in queues or having to carry my wallet every time I think I might need to buy something. There is always paper trail with digital (you can track yourself) and it's much much safer. It also brought about an interesting side-effect, I spend way less money now that I avoid cash. It's almost like when I have cash my brain thinks, "there is money" vs when it's digital the brain thinks, "how much money". There is a difference there how one might behave between those 2 situations. I admit there are situations where I have to have cash but I don't prefer it.

  • @bonganiradebe413
    @bonganiradebe41315 күн бұрын

    Thank you for the video!

  • @londiwemncwango672
    @londiwemncwango67211 күн бұрын

    Loved every point mentioned here, and all are valid. This goes to show that our government is not so consideration of it people. Like it was mentioned here, that we as a country still need to figure out this digital stuff and also make sure no one is left behind because this gap thing is really getting old now. But they don't seem to care as they want to things as if this gap doesn't exist. And then they option to do, what best suit the minority and then later they will complain about increased rate of crime. But honestly, I believe no one get into it by just wanting to do it. It is due to lacking that put most in that position to commit crime. Unfortunately our leaders would rather pay more money for security than to get to the root cause of the majority of it citizen and actually find ways to help it people.

  • @-N0V4-
    @-N0V4-15 күн бұрын

    Going cashless would screw a lot of low income people and small business. I mean for the first two years of having a bank account it sat at R0 but I constantly used cash because I bought my groceries from the local vendors. Cashless would just be another one of the things that widen the class divide in SA

  • @Manyakes
    @Manyakes13 күн бұрын

    I was so pro cashless when I moved from ekasi to the city having a car until one day I had to go back to ekasi with no car and had to use public transport and that made me realise how cash was still king

  • @LarryZAR
    @LarryZAR15 күн бұрын

    I'm scared of banking app kidnapping😅. Seriously!

  • @sivenathimbebe

    @sivenathimbebe

    14 күн бұрын

    As much as that's a possible issue but app transfers will create a paper trail the person in the receiving end can be identified

  • @NkosikhonaMlaba

    @NkosikhonaMlaba

    13 күн бұрын

    @@sivenathimbebe They kidnap you make you increase limits, take you an atm at gun point at garage for example, then tell you to withdraw all the money, they dont transfer it to their accounts

  • @msingathimajola1590
    @msingathimajola159015 күн бұрын

    I think a cashless and cash based society can both have some benefits, however I do think going cashless excludes quite a majority of the population, thus it might not be the most optimal option yet. I also like how you said "We are still growing" meaning that some systems working in developed nations, doesn't translate to them working for us as well.

  • @sunnzactor
    @sunnzactor13 күн бұрын

    Thanks for this video. Its a topic I am really interested in. I've worked on both sides of the discussion, cash management and also digital payments. I'm glad to have your perspective on this issue. 5:04 are you able to please share your references for the data you shared around cost of cash vs. cost of digital payments. It'll be interesting to see the underlying numbers.

  • @sihawukelesihawukele102
    @sihawukelesihawukele10210 күн бұрын

    Cash is important especially for merchants. Banks just want to take advantage on customers and merchants of the fact we must all move to digital cash so they'll charge fees for every transaction made. I mean why would you even charge someone when their card declined.

  • @MUTHANNGAwaTSHITIRINGO
    @MUTHANNGAwaTSHITIRINGO15 күн бұрын

    Here is something interesting, we need voices like this

  • @Haiibo
    @Haiibo15 күн бұрын

    At my local spaza shop they charge R3 on every item you buy with card. For example: applemunch R2 with cash R5 with card

  • @Ritesh-yy1zr

    @Ritesh-yy1zr

    11 күн бұрын

    If you swipe peanuts you will run at a loss

  • @mlungisimanzini8143
    @mlungisimanzini81438 күн бұрын

    Just Subscribed

  • @mosalethoba5267
    @mosalethoba526714 күн бұрын

    The answer is on the balancing act my brother. We must employ a hybridization of both cash and digital. Even with our economic policy we must employ a hybrid of both Capitalism plus socialism. No need to be extreme we must strive to hit the balancing act.

  • @sangekolose3086
    @sangekolose308614 күн бұрын

    Just started using cash this month I feel like the stars are aligned seeing your content surely proves the banks are ripping us 😂,Cash will always be relevant especially with the One currency for all policy they are Trying to introduce

  • @mthiifunk6501
    @mthiifunk650113 күн бұрын

    Cash will forever be king

  • @giftmatlala_
    @giftmatlala_13 күн бұрын

    I don't even remember the last time I've used cash 😂

  • @mazwideamahle4091

    @mazwideamahle4091

    13 күн бұрын

    Same here...been moving around with the R200 I withdrew a year ago...in case.....

  • @dumaziletyali3359
    @dumaziletyali335915 күн бұрын

    As a country I believe we still far from being a cashless society because of different variables. Hence even now I still prefer cash to control my money. Therefore, I fully concur with the rest of the comments cash unfortunately is still the king for now until a lot of problems are addressed.

  • @Mzwambedu
    @Mzwambedu7 күн бұрын

    I remember being broke broke on my account and had cash, craved some Starbucks and was so sad to know that I couldn’t use cash 😅I don’t have Starbucks often so it’s that crave it randomly and get it so I was so disappointed, give ppl an option

  • @talliehazardous
    @talliehazardous15 күн бұрын

    Since our nation is still developing, I think it's crucial to educate people about cybersecurity before shifting to cashless transactions to help them avoid unauthorized hackers. Additionally, the current practice of handling cash is becoming increasingly problematic. That's my view.😉

  • @irenee800
    @irenee80015 күн бұрын

    I forgot my bank card, but had cash on me ..went to Starbucks in Rosebank, only to learn that it's cashless.. I went to vida cafe ... We not ready for cashless..don't know why businesses are forcing this agenda

  • @xolisasibeko3278
    @xolisasibeko327813 күн бұрын

    Cash is good for now, sometimes you have accidents with the digital payments. I personally went and bought building materials ekasi paid using my card and the got 'accidentally' double charged only to find out when I went to the back to ask... But that is an isolated accident but for cash is still practical

  • @nigelkamhanda5813
    @nigelkamhanda581313 күн бұрын

    Accounts with minimum monthly fee, charge more on transaction fees. so its better to withdraw cash and transact in CASH

  • @sphepheloenoughkhumalo9563
    @sphepheloenoughkhumalo956315 күн бұрын

    I buy coffee everyday from woolworths mount Edgecombe, one time I did not bring my card but had cash. The inconvenience of having to que with everyone when all you needed was just coffee. We are moving too fast as a growing country.

  • @FOFY802
    @FOFY80215 күн бұрын

    Cash is still King, more so in the informal economy, which raises another question how much tax income does the government collect from the informal economy? I think saw somewhere that it's worth billions.

  • @sanelemwelase

    @sanelemwelase

    13 күн бұрын

    Informal traders don't pay tax 😂😂😂

  • @mmachikimosou9025
    @mmachikimosou902515 күн бұрын

    some of the spazza shops charge you onto of the banking fees and other places like tarvens also do so , and you keep getting penalised , so cash is more safer than cashless

  • @RichardKusiima
    @RichardKusiima8 күн бұрын

    Cash = (Cash at Hand + Cash in the Bank); and this can be translated into digital. As opposed to credit!

  • @zenith8868
    @zenith886812 күн бұрын

    in the underworld, cash will always be king, or eletronic but with less government intervention regulations

  • @Cranedabuilder
    @Cranedabuilder15 күн бұрын

    South Africa should create a state owned bank to compete and control the digital rands

  • @moiketsimutsi6119

    @moiketsimutsi6119

    15 күн бұрын

    Attempts at this were thwarted

  • @greatnessdaxx9661
    @greatnessdaxx966115 күн бұрын

    The cashless fees are high,even though it seems convenient

  • @KoketsoSetlhodi
    @KoketsoSetlhodi13 күн бұрын

    I don't feel safe walking around with cash so I try to use my card to pay for as many things as possible

  • @ennergyspotato5566
    @ennergyspotato556614 күн бұрын

    Not gonna lie I haven't used cash in a while , I think it's cos I stopped taking taxi's

  • @gene5856
    @gene585614 күн бұрын

    CASH is KING , They HOPE You Fall for the Fake ; Cashless Society or Digital Cash is DANGEROUS , (1) NO Privacy , They Freeze Your Account Anytime they Feel like it , it All Con Game Black South Africa People Stick to Cash , Back Cash with Gold and Silver and Hard Resources , Black America Brothers Love What Your Doing Keep Building Black Power Keep Educating and Investing💪🏾💪🏾🤜🏾🤛🏾

  • @SAapproves
    @SAapproves12 күн бұрын

    Bullion is Emperor, cash is King (for now) & digital is okay until the government takes It or uses it against you in court😂 I prefer 50% Bullion, 30% Cash & 20% digital split🤷🏾‍♂️

  • @simisophahla8235
    @simisophahla823514 күн бұрын

    Cash is always best

  • @calvinsmith1295
    @calvinsmith129513 күн бұрын

    Just ask Cyril how important cash is !!!

  • @authenticone1110

    @authenticone1110

    13 күн бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @AlfredOx3
    @AlfredOx311 күн бұрын

    Cash is King. Post a poll

  • @Diketso.12
    @Diketso.1215 күн бұрын

    Cash will always be King, case closed

  • @Mthukisi
    @Mthukisi14 күн бұрын

    Cash is queen on my side, and digital is king. I still say if withdrawal and depositing cash is so expensive, why do we have to use cash?

  • @bhatindlovu42
    @bhatindlovu4212 күн бұрын

    Poverty is rife. Now people are getting the creative ways to make a leaving.

  • @EMPERORPROVIDENCE
    @EMPERORPROVIDENCE14 күн бұрын

    Can ur next topic be about exposing Fake Dollars used and circulating within south afrika and Afrika...?

  • @johnhill8396
    @johnhill839612 күн бұрын

    10 transactions with the same R100 note will still remain R100. But 10 digital R100 transactions will have 2% taken each time

  • @anathimaliwa
    @anathimaliwa14 күн бұрын

    Cash is anonymous and no bank can freeze your account when the gov wants to.

  • @mazwideamahle4091
    @mazwideamahle409113 күн бұрын

    SA has a good balance of cash ans electronic transactions, ut works, why change it.

  • @michaelmofokeng8001
    @michaelmofokeng800115 күн бұрын

    l don't have a problem with carrying cash its just the coins and cents that irritate me.

  • @LethaboMatseke
    @LethaboMatseke14 күн бұрын

    Cash is King

  • @H.CROWN777
    @H.CROWN77715 күн бұрын

    So Gubermint wants to track and control our movements 🤔 . Another reason to use more cash

  • @Thegreat-md1bo
    @Thegreat-md1bo13 күн бұрын

    I am here from the chillers kingdom

  • @michaellawson6533
    @michaellawson653313 күн бұрын

    IN GOD WE TRUST. EVERYONE ELSE PAYS CASH.

  • @lindelanisenene
    @lindelanisenene15 күн бұрын

    Where do you get your stats my guy?

  • @mooshtaffa

    @mooshtaffa

    15 күн бұрын

    Stats SA bro and various news sites then I find the core reports and do my scripts from there

  • @lindelanisenene

    @lindelanisenene

    15 күн бұрын

    Ayt G... Lovely content bro 🙏🏽

  • @lehlohonolobanda1998
    @lehlohonolobanda199810 күн бұрын

    as much as I think cash is king, it opens doors for crime to take place because cash is anonymous and I doubt people would wanna deal/buy drugs using their bank accounts. if they do and try hide it as something else then at least they will have to pay tax on it at some point...

  • @katmandoo8333mobi
    @katmandoo8333mobi15 күн бұрын

    Next step is to indroduce CBDCs, Central Bank Digital Curriences. Some of the features include making currency expire, i,e if you do not use your rands in 6 months they can freeze them. They have already done this in China,

  • @Ritesh-yy1zr

    @Ritesh-yy1zr

    11 күн бұрын

    China is years ahead with technology and they have a proper economy. SA is like 20 years behind.

  • @Cairo96
    @Cairo966 күн бұрын

    No taxi driver is gonna ask for carf

  • @casanova9700
    @casanova970015 күн бұрын

    Cash is king

  • @zocclip
    @zocclip15 күн бұрын

    Cash will forever be king, when they can trace how you spend your money its easy for them to target you and your spending habits

  • @-N0V4-
    @-N0V4-15 күн бұрын

    What SA banks should do is invest in cash apps/ venmo type services like other African countries did. SA acting like we aren't like the rest of the continent People avoid banks because of costs. Our curent system is tring to ignore the fact that a majority of South Africans' income is informal. It helped for countries like Zimbabwe, it can work for us Low fees = More people moving to digital finance.

  • @JM-ln6sd
    @JM-ln6sd15 күн бұрын

    I like cash,I don't trust the system

  • @user-mi4wd8rg9t
    @user-mi4wd8rg9t13 күн бұрын

    I only use cash, i dont leave it in a bank for them to borrow to some other person. I dont want the service of a bank but im forced to

  • @mlungisimanzini8143

    @mlungisimanzini8143

    8 күн бұрын

    Forced to indeed

  • @Om29410
    @Om2941015 күн бұрын

    Stellenbosch has been cashless since 2021 (at least from what I’ve seen).

  • @isaacmaje6248
    @isaacmaje624815 күн бұрын

    Cashless and informal businesses (mom n pops)

  • @a12zN
    @a12zN14 күн бұрын

    Adopt UPI, everyone will have access to digital payment.

  • @tyrismaxey
    @tyrismaxey15 күн бұрын

    If cash is your king, you're a slave!

  • @user-THEUNKOWn
    @user-THEUNKOWn12 күн бұрын

    LETS GO CASHLESSSSS THOSE WHO DONT PAY TAXES BEWARE THOSE WHO THINK THRY CAN OUTRUN SARS BEWARE SSK YOURSELF ALREADY ELECTRICITY cutoutss has been happening BUTAINLY TAXES YHERE ARE ALOT OF PEOPLE WHO WANT SERVICES BUT DONT PAY SCRAP SO YEA CASHLESS SOCIETY HELPS SOCIETY GROW EVERYONE WILL PAY TAXES AND INCLUDING BUSINESSES

  • @jeronimodavidgaroupa5143
    @jeronimodavidgaroupa514314 күн бұрын

    Did South-africa sort out basic ID issues? No? You should discuss that in first place.

  • @mooshtaffa

    @mooshtaffa

    14 күн бұрын

    Which basic ID issues ? Please elaborate.

  • @MpumeleloNcwana-xi7mw
    @MpumeleloNcwana-xi7mw7 күн бұрын

    Currency lacks intrinsic value

  • @mthokozisimyende787
    @mthokozisimyende78715 күн бұрын

    There's a reason 🧁 had it stashed in his sofa. Cash will always be king

  • @heinrichvisser8518
    @heinrichvisser851815 күн бұрын

    Cash is King, nobody needs to know what I'm buying and F the WEF agenda.

  • @afrofy2431
    @afrofy243115 күн бұрын

    Stop 🛑 shade loading 😅😅

  • @tshepomotshepana7635
    @tshepomotshepana76358 күн бұрын

    The funny thing is that those who wish for a cashless society are the same people who follow neo capitalism but they hate the philosophy of communist cashless China my brother we have a lot of people in SA are very out of touch with reality with the normal society but is it possible yes just look at how Somalia, Kenya, Uganda have done in order to make tracking and saving on physical cash printing but the truth is those who seek cashless society have not looked at the majority of citizens because cash still is king and helps a lot of families but yeah about karen😂

  • @SAG3__
    @SAG3__14 күн бұрын

    Cash is private hence our president likes it.

  • @neotefo3031
    @neotefo303112 күн бұрын

    Cash is no longer king, the world is going digital

  • @misslehasa
    @misslehasa2 күн бұрын

    Bitcoin is king

  • @mogomotsimalepe7348
    @mogomotsimalepe734815 күн бұрын

    CASH IS KING! A third world country with 1st world ambitions 😩

  • @Mankind0112
    @Mankind011215 күн бұрын

    Imagine Cashless Stokvel and Cashless Taxi 🚐 😅

  • @user-zw1xr8rc5l
    @user-zw1xr8rc5l4 күн бұрын

    I like the fact that you never over analyze and seek to paralyze us with unrealistic information just to make a point, that's character for me. Qhuba Nkosiyam simamele 🫡

  • @RichardKusiima
    @RichardKusiima8 күн бұрын

    Cash = (Cash at Hand + Cash in the Bank); and this can be translated into digital. As opposed to credit!

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