Africa

Urban Markets in Lagos, Nigeria

An emerging body of work on farmers markets and other traditional retail markets has recently come into focus among scholars concerned with...

“The Poor Also Must Live!” Market Demolition, Gentrification and the Quest for Survival in Lagos State

Report on demolition of traditional open markets, as part of the State government programme to develop Lagos into a “mega city”. This...

Challenges to Inclusive Urban Planning for the Working Poor – Reflections from South Africa

Presentation at WIEGO Colloquium, ‘World Class Cities’ and the Urban Informal Economy: Inclusive Planning for the Working Poor

IEMS: La Investigación-Acción Lleva y Resultados Concretos

Technology & the Future of Informal Work: Case Studies from India and South Africa

Presentation made by Martha Chen to the MIT Technology Evaluation Group on initial findings from on the “Technology & the Future...

Central Pretoria Metropolitan Substructure Street Trading By-law, 1997

This document contains the by-laws concerning street trading in the Central Pertoria Metropole.

Ingquza Hill Street Trading and Allocation Policy, Final Draft , 2007

The draft policy broadly seeks to provide a framework within which street trading may be or may not be allowed in Ingquza Hill and how allocation...

City of Cape Town Draft Informal Beach Trading Policy and Management Framework, 2002

The purpose of this document is to clearly articulate the framework within which Informal Beach Trading should occur in the City of Cape...

Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Act, 2002.

This Act amends the Basic Conditions of Employment Act, 1997

Machakos Co-operative Union Ltd.

African smallholder farmers fought for the right to organize, and in the 1950s, were finally allowed to promote and register cooperatives...