The informal sector is a versatile and dynamic sector which includes a variety of economic activities. Durban is credited as being the first city in South Africa to develop a policy for street traders. Set against the backdrop of South Africa’s constitutional requirements for local government to...
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Employment and the 'informal sector'
by Nombulelo Siqwana-Ndulo, Consultancy Africa Intelligence in 2013
by Piet Coetzer, Leadership in 2013
The Licensing of Businesses Bill(LBB), if it becomes law, will be at cross-purposes with the National Development Plan’s proposed economic blueprint for South Africa. It will also destroy the concept of an informal sector. Even those at the very bottom of the economic food chain, retrieving...
by Mthuli Ncube in 2013
In recent years, many African countries have experienced a growth revival, but this has not necessarily generated decent jobs. Unemployment remained high among youth and the adult African population. Little attention has been paid to the role of informal sector in fostering growth and creating...
by Ben Stanwix in 2013
Average wages in agriculture have risen substantially in all provinces since the introduction of minimum wages in 2003 - the gap between the actual and the minimum wage has declined significantly. Compliance has been highest in the Western Cape and Gauteng, where average agricultural wages were...
by StreetNet International in 2012
Based on two surveys administered to street traders in Durban, this report provides detailed statistics, including demographic information, trading characteristics, access to infrastructure, employment dynamics, dynamics of informal trading, business expenses, estimated earnings and income...