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informal traders

Permit struggles force Cape Town’s informal traders into ‘cat-and-mouse’ game with the law

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Permit struggles force Cape Town’s informal traders into ‘cat-and-mouse’ game with the law

by: Jim Mohlala

eThekwini continues to deny informal traders full trading rights despite high court ruling

South Africa, Maverick News, Op-eds

eThekwini continues to deny informal traders full trading rights despite high court ruling

by: Khululiwe Bhengu and Muano Nemavhidi

Joburg’s inner-city bookshops subvert stereotypes of African illiteracy

South Africa, DM168, Culture, Maverick News

Joburg’s inner-city bookshops subvert stereotypes of African illiteracy

by: Yiming Fu

Where money grows on trees – marula quenches economic thirst in rural Limpopo

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, DM168, Maverick News

Where money grows on trees – marula quenches economic thirst in rural Limpopo

by: Lucas Ledwaba

No more gospel on the tracks, as new Prasa rules raise the ire of train traders and preachers

South Africa, Maverick News

No more gospel on the tracks, as new Prasa rules raise the ire of train traders and preachers

by: Bheki C. Simelane

South Africa has enough food yet its people go hungry – Langa Learning Journey tackles our tragic paradox

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

South Africa has enough food yet its people go hungry – Langa Learning Journey tackles our tragic paradox

by: Neil Overy

City of Joburg condemns inflammatory statements by councillor Nkululeko Mbundu against socio-economic rights group

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

City of Joburg condemns inflammatory statements by councillor Nkululeko Mbundu against socio-economic rights group

by: Michelle Banda

Mineral resourcers – Gqeberha’s secret salt harvesters turn to abandoned pans after losing jobs during pandemic

South Africa, COVID-19

Mineral resourcers – Gqeberha’s secret salt harvesters turn to abandoned pans after losing jobs during pandemic

by: Joseph Chirume

Traders back at Joburg’s Park Station for first time in three weeks after xenophobic threats

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Traders back at Joburg’s Park Station for first time in three weeks after xenophobic threats

by: Maru Attwood

Violence breaks out as Alexandra Dudula Movement members target foreign informal traders

South Africa

Violence breaks out as Alexandra Dudula Movement members target foreign informal traders

by: Bheki C. Simelane

Food — a shaping force for public spaces

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Food — a shaping force for public spaces

by: Marcela Guerrero Casas

The economic ripple effects of Covid-19 lockdown on informal street food traders and their clients: Gloria’s story

South Africa

The economic ripple effects of Covid-19 lockdown on informal street food traders and their clients: Gloria’s story

by: Marc Wegerif