Informal Trading & Joburg (3)
We continue our look at the City of Johannesburg’s by-laws on informal trading. Here, we look at section 10, relating to the restricted conduct an informal trader may not engage in. See the three other...
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Informal Trading & Joburg (4)
In our fourth and final post on Joburg’s informal trading by-laws, we look at how the by-laws are essentially anti-competitive in nature. See the three other posts in our series on Joburg’s informal...
View ArticleState of the City Address 2013
The 2013 State of the City Address by Mayor Parks Tau is to be welcomed due its rights-based approach. Parks Tau, the mayor of Johannesburg, recently delivered his State of the City address for 2013....
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Drawing In the Periphery?
In this post, we briefly reflect on the notion of the urban periphery in relation to the right to the city and consider how public transport can redefine what it means to be located there. On our...
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Thoughts on a world class African city
On 8 July 2013, the Advertising Standards Authority dealt with a case on Joburg’s assertion of itself as a ‘World Class African city’. Our newest contributor, Michael Clark, interrogates this notion....
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Slutting around the Suburbs
Some thoughts about Slutwalk Johannesburg, which took place this recent weekend This recent weekend saw about 100 Joburgers take to the leafy streets of Parkview and Rosebank for the 3rd annual Joburg...
View ArticleTanya Zack’s open letter to the City of Johannesburg
We received an open letter sent from Tanya Zack to the City of Johannesburg on the ‘clean up’ of the inner city. _________________________________________________________ From: Tanya Zack...
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Kerk Street: Before & After
Spot the difference in these two shots of Kerk Street… A few months ago, we wrote a series on Kerk Street in our Joburg Streets series, and remarked how well it works as a street because of its...
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On illegality, Lawlessness and Illegitimacy
Reflecting on the implications of the City’s conduct in recent days We are a bruised city. More than a week into operation “Clean Sweep”, our pavements have been “cleared” of informal traders and...
View ArticleCity of Joburg and Displaced CBD Street Traders Strike a Deal
Read here the agreement reached between the City of Joburg and Displaced CBD Street Traders S A NATIONAL TRADERS’ RETAIL ALLIANCE: A voice from the peoples economy. 3 November...
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