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Category Archives: Informal Trading
Why Abahlali endorsed DA. S’bu Zikode speaks
Pollice in Tshwane Metro kill hawker without facing charges
Jan Rivombo a hawker was apparently killed when refusing to hand over fruit without any form of receipt to Tshwane Metro police. He joins a long line of people who have died in the last few year at the hands of the police, apparently for reasons that did not require the use of deadly force. No one has been charged with the offence, giving a sense that lawlessness is widely tolerated
http://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2014-01-13-analysis-never-forget-jan-rivombo/#.UtOOdf3H1SV
Raymond Suttner, Johannesburg street traders (with permits) victory may seem small in larger scheme of things, but these days we should rejoice wherever rights triumph over arrogant power
The return of the traders (who held legal permits) to Johannesburg city centre after a constitutional court hearing has aroused considerable emotion Continue reading
Franny Rabkin on Concourt ruling for return of evicted traders
Traders win right to return to trading in Constituitonal court
With only a brief report at hand it appears that the constitutional court has done far more than was expected w Continue reading
City council tells Concourt that it was ‘convenient’ to remove traders from Johannesburg city centre
More information from SERI on Johannesburg informal traders appeal to constitutional court
Johannesburg traders head for constitutional court
Aftermath of ruling that traders case is not urgent
Bad day for constitution when judge rules that traders eviction from work place is not urgent
Greg Nicolson reports on atmosphere in and around traders action against Johannesburg council.
This is Gcina Malindi,SC, one of the trialists in a UDF treason trial of the 1980s, now a leading advocate. the words are that of Greg Nicolson summarising
‘Advocate Gcina Malindi represented the respondents and decided not to respond to the real issues. Instead, in a sleepy speech, he argued the technicalities of urgency. He said the traders had ample time to launch a court action since the effects of Clean Sweep were being felt in October. They were simply trying to waste the court’s time, he argued, and even asked the traders to pay the municipality’s legal costs, a request Judge Monamo responded to by saying the traders have no money. “If the older people can do something wrong then the younger people will follow because they learn from that,” the judge advised.
Malindi said that the traders are out of work is nothing new in South Africa. “There can never be an appropriate time to act,” he counselled. If it’s not at Christmas time, it will be when children are starting school.’
Raymond Suttner 