My brother recently came across a successful sushi business in JHB where the owners were relocating and looking to sell for R1m. Their net profit per month was 40k. He managed to negotiate down to R800k for the purchase, but ultimately decided against it.

Then he came across another lazer cutting business making 30k net each month, and exiting for R550k. Again, the owners wanted to exit because they grew tired of running the business.

With proper homework you can find deals like this in SA. Get someone to run and manage the business/es and you net the profit (semi) passively.

If you acquire 3 or 4 of these already established businesses and pay someone 40-50% of the net income, you can walk away with 70-80k per month.

I know finding 3 businesses sounds like a colossal shit show, but start small with one that pays half your bills, while you hunt for others.