/ 18 March 2022

Chasing away foreigners will harm innovation – economists

Police presence in Alexandra township.
A Gauteng township association, which forcefully removed foreign shopkeepers, disagrees with two economists and wants the government to protect the informal sector

But a Gauteng township association, which forcefully removed foreign shopkeepers, disagrees with two economists and wants the government to protect the informal sector

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