South Africa

Location, Location, Location: The Life of a Refugee Street Barber in Durban, South Africa

Choma Choma Nalushaka made an arduous journey from war-torn Congo to South Africa—then waited years for his family to join him. He has established...

Executive Summary: Informal Economy Monitoring Study Sector Report: Waste Pickers

The Informal Economy Monitoring Study (IEMS) is designed to provide credible, grounded evidence of the range of driving forces, both positive...

Informality and Inclusive Green Growth

Using Administrative Law to Secure Informal Livelihoods: Lessons from South Africa

Although informal workers make up the broad base of the work force in many countries, legal frameworks often fail to protect and support...

Challenging city imaginaries: Street traders’ struggles in Warwick Junction

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Moments of resistance: The struggle against informalization in the city of Cape Town

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‘World Class Cities for All’: Street traders as agents of union revitalization in contemporary South AfricaLabour, Capital and Society

AbstractEngaging with recent scholarly debates on the challenges of labour movement revitalization in both the global North and South, this...

Stitching for Survival: Home-Based Clothing Operations in the Informal Economy

The Experience of Two Women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Budgeting and the Informal Economy in Durban, South Africa

In 2014, 18 per cent of people employed in KwaZulu-Natal worked in an informal enterprise. In 2014/15, eThekwini’s budget was R38.8 billion...

Sumário Executivo: Relatório do Setor Estudo de Monitoramento de Economia Informal: Catadores