South Africa

“Interchange for the informal market? An investigation of informal trading in and around Nolungile station, Khayelitsha, Cape Town” – presentation

This is a student presentation of a masters dissertation. The main objective of this research was to examine the factors and processes that...

City of Pietermaritzburg Street Trading By-Laws

This document outlines the by-laws for street trading in the City of Pietermaritzburg.

Kungwini Local Municipality Draft Street Trading By-Law

The purpose of this by-law is to regulate street trading for the benefit of the public residing and carrying on business within the municipal...

City of Cape Town Infromal Trading By-law, Draft Twelve

This document contains the draft by-laws that govern informal trading withn it’s area of jurisdiction.

Employment Equity Act, 1998

The purpose of this Act is achieve equity in the workplace by promoting equal opportunity and fair treatment in emplpyment through the elimination...

Sibongile Makhanya: Trading in Traditional Medicines

Before the Warwick Junction Project, which gave street vendors in Durban an infrastructure providing shelter and basic amenities, Sibongile...

Informal Workers in the Transportation Industry, Durban South Africa

This study is a photo essay/profile of barrow operators and traders that work in Warwick Junction, an informal trading market in downtown...

Health Access for Informal Workers in Durban, South Africa: Xolisile’s Story

Global Labour Column – Power and Classification: Casual Workers Struggles in the South African Post Office

In this article, David Dickinson focuses on the struggles against exploitation by casual workers in the South African Post Office (SAPO)....

City of Port Elizabeth By-Law Relating to Street Trading

This document outlines the by-laws relating to street trading in the city of Port Elizabeth.