Trading informally is not a choice but a necessity in a country where the unemployment rate is at an alarming level

With over 65% of South Africa’s population now living in cities, this shift has altered the landscape and dynamics of food security

Instead of criminalising informal activity, local governments should support it

The labour minister noted many informal workers had been excluded from the country’s Covid-19 relief scheme

South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years

The unemployment rate reached 32.6%, the highest since the survey was launched in 2008, in the first three months of 2021

The pandemic is providing mobile phone network operators with a unique chance to partner with fintech firms and banks to deliver clever e-commerce solutions to the informal…

Although two thirds of job losses were experienced by women, two thirds of the recipients of the R350 Covid-19 grant were men

The sector is incredibly vulnerable but has largely been overlooked in government’s neal attempts to deal with our current crisis

Almost three million workers are not covered by measures implemented by the department of employment and labour to lessen the economic effects of the coronavirus

It is more connected to the broader economy than we realise and should be supported