This article was featured in the Daily Sun on 10th October 2011, titled ‘Cops’ Clean Sweep’ about the everyday reality and challenge faced by ‘informal’ traders due to instances of excessive police enforcement. What’s more, is the disregard of legal processes by police officials in ensuring that confiscated goods are returned to the traders after [...]
Reflections of the Reformed and our Future
In less than six months since the launch of the Markets of Warwick School Tours, almost 500 school learners have come to Warwick Junction to learn about the important role of the informal economy. For more about what motivated the school tours component, read here. Below are three extracts taken from written assignments of reflections [...]
Markets of Warwick: ‘An experience of a lifetime’
Journalist Lauren Boyle wrote an article on the Markets of Warwick walkabout tour on the local website, www.looklocal.co.za on 11 September 2011. She described it as an experience of a lifetime and did an extensive review. These are some of her reflections: “I never thought I’d see the day that I would be walking in [...]
Sustainable Living Exhibition
Between 2-4th of September 2011, Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) participated once more in Durban’s second Sustainable Living Exhibition, held at Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre (ICC). However, AeT’s participation was far more substantial than last year. This involved a new stall design for the Imagine Durban Inner-city Cardboard Recycling Project, and the facilitation of [...]
Street Law Seminars: Series 3
Compiled by Mkhululi Nonjola for Asiye eTafuleni Asiye eTafuleni hosted the 3rd Street Law Seminar on the 6th of July 2011. The Seminar was hosted in conjunction with the Office of the Public Protector and the Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ) at the Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) eThekwini. The seminar was based [...]
The Harsh Realities of Informal Trade
During this year’s ‘67-minutes of Service’ for Mandela Day, Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) in collaboration with other organisations ran an eye testing campaign. Although there was immense receptivity from informal traders keen to get their eyes tested, excessive police enforcement of the street traders operating in Isipingo affected the attendance levels. For instance, during the community [...]
67-Minutes of Service for Mandela Day – 2011
For this year’s ‘67-minutes of Service’ for Mandela Day, Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) in collaboration with the International Centre for Eye care Education (ICEE) and the eThekwini Health District ran a “Sinelungelo Lokubona” campaign (meaning “We have a Right to Sight” in isiZulu) on the 3rd of August. On this day, almost 200 street traders from Isipingo [...]
Smooth sailing ahead for Markets of Warwick
Markets of Warwick were invited to host an exhibition stand at the Durban International Boat and Lifestyle Show last weekend. The event is one that primarily attracts sailing enthusiasts from the coastlines of KZN, however a lifestyle component has been added to the event to further attract locals. Exhibition tents were filled with a range [...]
New reign for Street Queen
The 17-year old iconic mural of the Zulu Goddess, called Nomkhubulwane, painted on the wall beneath the connecting bridge to the Herb Market in Warwick Junction, has received its third facelift since 1994. Journalist Wanda Henig reports in the local newspaper, Sunday Tribune (17 July 2011, page 32): ‘Sunday is a day when you can [...]
The 1000th visitor to the Markets of Warwick
Friday 8th of July 2011 was a momentous morning for the Warwick Junction trading community including Asiye eTafuleni. Two separate Markets of Warwick tours were conducted with a total of 50 visitors, amongst which one was the 1000th guest!
