Africa-Press – South-Africa. More than 160 informal traders have been registered and authorised to continue operating in Johannesburg’s inner city.
Earlier in November, the Gauteng High Court set a deadline for the city to formalise more than 500 street vendors who had been prohibited from trading due to non-compliance.
The city had removed these traders because some were operating outside designated trading zones, while others did not have municipal permits.
Providing an update in the CBD on Tuesday morning, Mayor Dada Morero announced that the 161 approved traders will now receive official trading permits.
“We are now issuing smart cards today of 44 of the 161. The rest of the balance will be issued with their smart card by Friday, and they will be allocated to their stalls. So, the allocation starting immediately as of today so that they can start trading.”
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