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Informal economy

Ramaphosa orders immediate closure of all spaza shops linked to child deaths as food poisoning cases grow

Politics

Ramaphosa orders immediate closure of all spaza shops linked to child deaths as food poisoning cases grow

By Lerato Mutsila

Gauteng’s new spaza shop by-laws: a necessary move amid rising food safety concerns

Maverick Citizen

Gauteng’s new spaza shop by-laws: a necessary move amid rising food safety concerns

By Lerato Mutsila and Bheki Simelane

Informal sector entrepreneurship is the silver bullet to address poverty and unemployment

Maverick News

Informal sector entrepreneurship is the silver bullet to address poverty and unemployment

By Tracey Chambers

Why South Africa would benefit from denser cities

Business Maverick

Why South Africa would benefit from denser cities

By Emma Ruiters

First, do no harm: Promote formal economy for small business, but not at expense of informality (Part Two)

South Africa

First, do no harm: Promote formal economy for small business, but not at expense of informality (Part Two)

By Ann Bernstein and Stefan Schirmer

The rise and rise of South Africa’s ‘informalist’ economy poses a high risk of entrenched lawlessness

Business Maverick

The rise and rise of South Africa’s ‘informalist’ economy poses a high risk of entrenched lawlessness

By Leif Petersen

Lost generation: Zimbabwe’s ghetto youth and the scourge of the Covid-19 economy

Africa

Lost generation: Zimbabwe’s ghetto youth and the scourge of the Covid-19 economy

By Anotida Chikumbu

Reports from the coalface: Informal traders share their lockdown stories of survival and making do

South Africa

Reports from the coalface: Informal traders share their lockdown stories of survival and making do

By Lelona Mxesibe

Redefining work: Informal workers need government to enforce tighter regulations to protect them

South Africa

Redefining work: Informal workers need government to enforce tighter regulations to protect them

By Shani Reddy

Hunger mounts as kingdom’s economy is destroyed

Africa

Hunger mounts as kingdom’s economy is destroyed

By Daniel Steyn

Newsdeck

US, European police say 'dark web' markets shut down

By AFP

Getting high goes digital as the Amazon of drug sites deals door-to-door

Sci-Tech

Getting high goes digital as the Amazon of drug sites deals door-to-door

By Richard Poplak