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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>An informal trader in the Johannesburg CBD said she has no idea how she\u2019s going to pay her rent, after being unable to work for nearly a month.<\/p>\n

This comes as the City of Johannesburg ramps up its by-law enforcement drive, which has included evicting traders operating outside designated areas.<\/p>\n

The metropolitan municipality has been embroiled in a legal battle with the Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI), which argued that the traders\u2019 constitutional right to earn a living was being violated by the enforcement drive.<\/p>\n

On Monday, the Gauteng High Court ordered the city to speed up the process of verifying informal traders and assigning them trading stalls.<\/p>\n

For years, Thokozani Ndlovu has supported her family by selling steel wool, snacks, and other kitchen essentials. She said the income from her stall was enough to provide food for her family, cover her monthly rent of R2,500, and pay her taxi fare.<\/p>\n

However, Ndlovu said the past month had been particularly challenging for her, as her source of income was taken away. She now faces the difficult task of finding alternative ways to keep a roof over her family\u2019s head.<\/p>\n

In a candid quote, Ndlovu expressed her desperation: “I don\u2019t know how I\u2019m going to pay my rent. The landlords chase you out if you\u2019re not working. They don\u2019t give chances. They don\u2019t care what\u2019s going on. The only thing they want is their money.”<\/p>\n

The City of Johannesburg has confirmed that informal traders will now be vetted and assigned designated trading stalls.<\/p>\n

The city has emphasised that it will no longer allow traders to set up stalls wherever they choose, a move that is part of its commitment to enforcing by-laws and maintaining order in the CBD.<\/p>\n

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