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Informal sector

After the Bell: Are we ready for a big debate about SA’s unemployment rate?

Business Maverick

After the Bell: Are we ready for a big debate about SA’s unemployment rate?

By Tim Cohen

Growing number of hurdles to youth employment leave many despondent in SA — but there is hope

South Africa

Growing number of hurdles to youth employment leave many despondent in SA — but there is hope

By Yiming Fu

Pepkor could become a more successful version of the SA Post Office delivering on average 11,500 parcels a day

Business Maverick

Pepkor could become a more successful version of the SA Post Office delivering on average 11,500 parcels a day

By Neesa Moodley

Young people in Tshwane’s Ekangala battle challenges of finding work and affording a home

South Africa

Young people in Tshwane’s Ekangala battle challenges of finding work and affording a home

By Paula Meth and Sarah Charlton

The zama zama: Informal mining ‘unlike anything else in the world’

South Africa

The zama zama: Informal mining ‘unlike anything else in the world’

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Don’t treat street hawkers as a nuisance – they feed the city’s poor communities, cheaply and efficiently

Business Maverick

Don’t treat street hawkers as a nuisance – they feed the city’s poor communities, cheaply and efficiently

By Mark Paterson

Household gardeners in South Africa: A survivalist life with little protection

Magazine

Household gardeners in South Africa: A survivalist life with little protection

By Charlie Shackleton

Foreigners in SA’s informal sector are in the crosshairs of populist politicians

Africa

Foreigners in SA’s informal sector are in the crosshairs of populist politicians

By Sergio Carciotto

Developing the informal sector is not a nice-to-have but a must-have

Business Maverick

Developing the informal sector is not a nice-to-have but a must-have

By Ann Bernstein

Gauteng informal traders losing hope of accessing Covid-19 relief

South Africa

Gauteng informal traders losing hope of accessing Covid-19 relief

By Sumeya Gasa

A resilient informal sector is more crucial than ever

South Africa

A resilient informal sector is more crucial than ever

By Jaynisha Patel

Support for jobs in the informal sector: The case for a special Covid-19 grant

Business Maverick

Support for jobs in the informal sector: The case for a special Covid-19 grant

By Kate Philip