Local Government in Transition – A Gendered Analysis of Trends in Urban Policy and Practice Regarding Street Trading in Five South African Cities

By Caroline Skinner on January 01, 1999

Gains have been made by the women’s movement; the importance of the informal economy to South Africa’s economy has been recognised; and it is now  becoming explicit policy to integrate street trading and other informal sector activities into urban planning. In what ways have these positive moves started impacting on women working on the streets? What are the obstacles to this occurring? How do cities differ in the way they have approached the transition? Is it possible to identify practices which should be replicated in other areas - and identify practices which should be strongly discouraged? Centre for Social and Development Studies (CSDS) Research Report, No. 18

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