Trading informally is not a choice but a necessity in a country where the unemployment rate is at an alarming level
The South African informal economy accounts for 17% of employment. Street trading is the largest, and sells a vast range of products.
Street traders are central to food security in Johannesburg. But since being declared an essential service under lockdown, street trade in South Africa’s biggest city has returned to uneven ground
It is more connected to the broader economy than we realise and should be supported
In each of the SADC’s 15 member countries, millions of women traders are putting SADC’s vision into practice.
Johannesburg street traders hugged, sang and screamed with joy when the Constitutional Court ruled they could be allowed back to trade in the city.
JMPD says it knows nothing about the alleged harassment of traders and resultant goods confiscation by cops during Operation Clean Sweep.
The regional office of the ANC has refused to participate in an attempt to resolve the impasse between the City of Jo’burg and 7 000 street traders.
The SA Informal Trader’s Forum has announced plans to take the City of Johannesburg to court over the removal of informal traders in the CBD.
The <i>M&G</i>’s <b>Karabo Keepile</b> chats to Street traders Silas and Samuel Muzumbi about the World Cup.
As SA’s unemployment lines keep growing in its first post-apartheid recession, Johannesburg’s sidewalks are increasingly crowded with street traders.