A street trader

RELATED LINKS: Street trading by-laws In Adobe Acrobat format Read more City rolls out new deal for hawkers Johannesburg has adopted a new, long-term strategy to regulate hawking, shifting emphasis away from punitive law enforcement towards creating a supportive environment for the sector to thrive. Read more Three city markets for the street traders The Joburg Metro Council plans to remove informal traders from the streets of the city and move them into markets. Already, two markets have been built in Joburg and, according to Keith Atkins, the CEO of the Metropolitan Trading Company (MTC), the third one is due for completion at the end of July next year. The MTC is a company charged with establishing and maintaining markets for informal traders in the city. Read more The rise and rise of hawking in the city Running battles between hawkers and officials this year have focussed attention on informal traders. Where do they come from, what is their status - and what does the City intend doing about the proliferation of stalls on city pavements? Read more

No-trade zones identified in city centre November 17, 2003 By Tammy O'Reilly IN keeping with the council's plans to curb informal trading in the centre of Johannesburg, 21 precincts have been identified as no-trading zones for informal traders. It is, according to the council, illegal for traders to operate in the following areas: Hillbrow precinct, Vrededorp Precinct, Railway Precinct, Braamfontein Precinct, Constitutional Hill Precinct, Civic Precinct, Hospital Precinct, Bertrams, Troyeville, Jeppestown, Salisbury, Chinatown, Newtown, Doornfontein, New Doornfontein, Mayfair and certain parts of the CBD. Sites where traders can sell their wares legally have been established in Yeoville, Hillbrow and the Metro Mall in Newtown. Nine new markets that will ensure trading in a more controlled environment are in the process of being completed. "The development of these markets means that trading cannot take place anywhere else in the city," said a statement released by the city council. Markets will be graded on a scale from A to D. Category A dealers trade from well-equipped markets with water, electricity and shelters and category B traders will be those that are equipped with basic shelters. Category C traders are those that trade along pavements and on street corners while D category traders operate from undesignated spaces. The council plans to do away with C and D category hawkers within the next 15 years. The statement further confirmed that "the City will continue to prosecute any by-law infringements - these include trading in restricted areas". Permission to use web site material Publishers may use material from this site free of charge, as long as: Credit is given to either the "City of Johannesburg website (www.joburg.org.za)" or to "Johannesburg News Agency (www.joburg.org.za)"; If the article is used online, a link is provided to the original article on this website; The name of the article's author is acknowledged; The webmaster is informed of how and where the material is used (fill in this brief online form). Johannesburg News Agency is operated by BIG Media at 011-484-1400 Print this Page E-mail this article to a friend Help using Joburg.org.za