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The City Deep fresh produce market before sunrise.
CAROLINE SKINNER

Not all of Jo’burg’s street traders can sell their wares under lockdown

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…

  • Dennis Webster
7 min read
To ensure efficiency the public procurement system need to be streamlined, using sound technical processes and tools to improve procedures.
INFORMAL TRADERS

‘Convenient’ to remove lawful traders in Op Clean Sweep

The City of Jo’burg has admitted in court that lawful informal traders were removed from the streets along with illegal ones in Operation Clean Sweep.

  • Sarah Evans
3 min read
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

Jo’burg informal trader lays assault charge against cops

An informal trader has laid criminal charges against metro police officers for allegedly assualting her and another hawker.

  • Manqoba Nxumalo
3 min read
The Federation of Governing Bodies of South African Schools (Fedsas), has hit out at the ban. (File photo/MG)
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

Fate still unclear for Jo’burg’s informal traders

Judgment has been reserved in the urgent application brought by Johannesburg street vendors who want to be reinstated back to trade in the city.

  • Manqoba Nxumalo
3 min read
The OPCW says there is a total of 20 sites to be visited in Syria.
CITY OF JO BURG

City of Jhb faces court challenges over informal trader evictions

The City of Jo’burg will face two similar court challenges next week, seeking to interdict the "illegal" eviction of informal traders from the city.

  • Sarah Evans
6 min read
CITY OF JO BURG

Vendors to file second interdict to stop City of Jhb removals

The City of Jo’burg is about to face its second court application regarding the "illegal" removal of informal traders from the inner city centre.

  • Sarah Evans
2 min read
A street vendor in Joyce street. (Madelene Cronje)
CITY OF JOHANNESBURG

Verifying of Jo’burg street vendors ‘total chaos’

The verification of street vendors in Johannesburg has been chaotic, says the South African National Traders’ Retail Association.

  • Sapa
2 min read