(1) The following Cities have approved informal trading policies: Cape Town; EThekwini; Johannesburg; Ekurhuleni and Tshwane. Nelson Mandela Metro has a final draft policy for informal trading which is currently under review. Buffalo City and Mangaung do not have informal trading policies but have By-laws on Street Trading.
(2) Yes, all Metropolitan Municipalities licenses informal traders operating in public spaces. The details are as follows:
Metropolitan Municipality |
Number of licenses |
Whether Municipality receives license fees |
Cost of informal trading license |
Cape Town |
3701 |
Yes |
R70 up to R465 |
EThekwini |
10 000 |
Yes |
R40.00 up to R1200.00 |
Johannesburg |
9740 |
Yes |
R80 - R 500 |
Ekurhuleni |
3,000 |
No |
No fee charged |
Tshwane |
1 500 |
Yes |
R138,40 |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
72 |
Yes |
R90,00 |
Buffalo City |
179 |
Yes |
R513.00 |
Mangaung |
178 |
Yes |
R30.00 |
(3) Yes, all Metropolitan Municipalities provide services to informal traders as follows:
Metropolitan Municipality |
Services provided |
Cape Town |
Hard surfacing of trading bays; provision of roof structures; Kiosks; training and development opportunities; access to markets through events; Area cleansing; Environmental Health and developing trading plans; education; training and trading permits. |
EThekwini |
Water; ablution facilities; storage facilities; trading shelters, 24 hour security and capacity building I training programmes. |
Johannesburg |
Maintenance and cleaning of the markets and streets, training and By-law education, workshops on business management and By-law enforcement to illegal traders who violate informal trading By-laws. |
Ekurhuleni |
Space and facilities including traders' market stalls and operational support such as compliance procedures and training. |
Tshwane |
Training and mentorship; personal and life-skills; business growth and success factors and appropriate business development support including training; and instruments to facilitate co-operatives' bulk buying. |
Nelson Mandela Bay |
Litter bins; refuse removal bags; storage facilities; ablutions; electricity and water/sinks. |
Buffalo City |
Umbrellas & training opportunities. |
Mangaung |
Training and skills development programmes focusing on Customer Care; Financial skills; Environmental Health - Food Preparation, Fire Dept. - Training to Informal Traders, Waste management and Street Traders By-law |