South Africa

Innovative Practices for the Urban Informal Economy

An expert group meeting was convened to discuss case studies of regulatory inform of the urban informal sector in six developing country...

“I carry people and goods across the border for a living”

Informal cross-border couriers (bomalayisha) have transported people and goods between Zimbabwe and South Africa for several decades.

Understanding South African social security through recent household surveys: New opportunities and continuing gapsDevelopment Southern Africa

The aim of this article is to identify some of the difficult areas in researching the South African social security system, and to offer...

Promoting Workplace Health and Safety in Urban Public Space: Reflections from Durban, South Africa

This special issue on urban livelihoods was developed in collaboration with WIEGO.

Organizando Os Catadores de Recicláveis Em Tshwane, África do Sul: Lições das Experiências “Top Down e Bottom Up” (De cima para Baixo e da Base para Cima)

Resumo do relatório organização WIEGO 5 (português)

StreetNet Newsletter Issue 26

Contents include: StreetNet Welcomes SEWA during their Field Visit to South Africa

Domestic Workers: How the law can help you – Poster, South Africa

SAFM Radio Interview with Vanessa Pillay of WIEGO and South African Wastepicker Representatives

Vanessa Pillay of WIEGO and waste picker represenatives from Johannesburg, South Africa are interviewed on local radio to share their concerns...

Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality Conditions for Street Trading

This document contains the conditions that informal traders mut comply with when trading in Ekurhuleni.

Municipal Systems Act 32 of 2000

This Act (among other things)provides for the core principles, mechanisms and processes that are necessary to enable municipalities to move...