Informal trading is an everyday livelihood practice in South African cities. Although praised for its local economic development potential, in the post-Apartheid context, it often sits in tension with urban regeneration plans. This research examines the case of the Khayelitsha Central Business District (KCBD), just outside of Cape Town, built as part of the Mayor’s Urban Regeneration Program. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, this research explores the material and symbolic spaces and everyday practices of street trading in the KCBD—specifically, how traders negotiate their trading practices in a context of on-going development. What we see in practice is informal traders existing in a complex space—caught somewhere between exclusionary ur...
The informal economy continues to play a crucial role in employment and many people’s livelihoods, a...
This article looks at how owners/managers of established businesses in central Johannesburg perceive...
The informal sector has gained prominence in developing countries during the past two decades, ...
Informal trading is an everyday livelihood practice in South African cities. Although praised for it...
Formal and informal street trading is both prevalent and growing in inner city settings. This phenom...
Abstract: Formal and informal street trading is both prevalent and growing in inner city settings. T...
Formal and informal street trading is both prevalent and growing in inner city settings. This pheno...
A small income and the limited ability of the government and the formal business sector to provide s...
A small income and the limited ability of the government and the formal business sector to prov...
A small income and the limited ability of the government and the formal business sector to prov...
There is a long history of street trading restriction in South Africa, and the relocation of traders...
Thesis (MS en S)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Informal street trading is an asp...
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThis thesis seeks to examine the making of official policies on street trad...
This article looks at how owners/managers of established businesses in central Johannesburg perceive...
The paper identifies the main challenges faced by the City of Johannesburg in the management of stre...
The informal economy continues to play a crucial role in employment and many people’s livelihoods, a...
This article looks at how owners/managers of established businesses in central Johannesburg perceive...
The informal sector has gained prominence in developing countries during the past two decades, ...
Informal trading is an everyday livelihood practice in South African cities. Although praised for it...
Formal and informal street trading is both prevalent and growing in inner city settings. This phenom...
Abstract: Formal and informal street trading is both prevalent and growing in inner city settings. T...
Formal and informal street trading is both prevalent and growing in inner city settings. This pheno...
A small income and the limited ability of the government and the formal business sector to provide s...
A small income and the limited ability of the government and the formal business sector to prov...
A small income and the limited ability of the government and the formal business sector to prov...
There is a long history of street trading restriction in South Africa, and the relocation of traders...
Thesis (MS en S)--Stellenbosch University, 2001.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Informal street trading is an asp...
Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThis thesis seeks to examine the making of official policies on street trad...
This article looks at how owners/managers of established businesses in central Johannesburg perceive...
The paper identifies the main challenges faced by the City of Johannesburg in the management of stre...
The informal economy continues to play a crucial role in employment and many people’s livelihoods, a...
This article looks at how owners/managers of established businesses in central Johannesburg perceive...
The informal sector has gained prominence in developing countries during the past two decades, ...