Johannesburg’s inner city is a bustling hub of economic life – a dense, dynamic web of informal traders, adjacent businesses ...

The city has a chequered history of managing informal traders. In October 2025, Johannesburg authorities removed informal traders from De Villiers Street in the heart of the city’s central business ...

Johannesburg’s informal trading sector should not be viewed as a problem to eliminate. Rather, it should be managed ...

The increasing number of informal traders operating without trading permits in Fourways is becoming a significant concern for community members and local authorities. Ward councillors and JMPD ...

Joburg's informal traders receive by-law education to ensure compliance and promote a thriving informal business sector. The JMPD Community Outreach Unit continues to play a crucial role in educating ...

Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has stood by his eviction of informal traders in the inner city, which the traders say is illegal and degrading. Their case against the city will be heard in court on ...

Hwange Local Board (HLB) has begun rolling out a series of projects aimed at supporting informal traders by creating structured trading spaces, an initiative officials say will boost the local economy ...

A young Mariannhill woman who turned unemployment into opportunity has become a shining example of how eThekwini Municipality’s informal trading initiatives are helping to tackle joblessness and ...

Informal traders are essential to Johannesburg’s inner-city economyEnforcement-led crackdowns worsen inequality and disrupt ...

THE government announced a ban on the importation and sale of second-hand clothes, as well as street and night vending. Local Government minister Daniel Garwe, addressing Harare city councillors and ...

Fruit and vegetable trader Ganeef Kamar has been without work for 10 days after City of Cape Town law enforcement officers confiscated his goods on 24 October. Informal trader Ganeef Kamar at the spot ...