Is your business viable in Khayelitsha?
Khayelitsha has 42 mapped businesses and 3 transport hubs within 3km. Here's the competitive landscape, by category.
Updated June 9, 2026 · public data, cleaned by Raptview.
| Category | Within 3km | Read |
|---|---|---|
| grocery & spaza shops | 16 | saturated |
| fast food / takeaways | 5 | validated demand with room to enter |
| restaurants & cafés | 3 | validated demand with room to enter |
| hardware & building | 2 | validated demand with room to enter |
| electronics & phones | 2 | validated demand with room to enter |
| salons & beauty | 1 | validated demand with room to enter |
| pharmacies | 1 | validated demand with room to enter |
| clothing & retail | 1 | validated demand with room to enter |
| liquor / bottle stores | 1 | validated demand with room to enter |
Counts are mapped businesses (OpenStreetMap) within a 3km radius. "Open gap" means low competition — validate demand before assuming it's untapped.
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