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Digital Technology and Formalization of informal Businesses: A case of African Traditional Spiritualists

Digital technology is pervasively transforming all work sectors, linking people in the informal sector to formal opportunities and bridging all divides.However, its effect on formalization of informal enterprises and businesses that were denied a place in the formal economy is little understood.Most informal businesses that use digital technologies get formalized easily but whether the same thing can be said about some businesses like African traditional spiritualists that traditionally confined to informality is yet to be determined.The objectives of the study were to examine the extent of up…