Mr Shaik Ahmed, an informal trader from the Brook Street Market, also fondly known as ‘Strongman’ by the trading community – proudly boasts 80 years of healthy life, except for the more recent problems with his sight. This was becoming a challenge because he is dependent on his eye-sight not only because he lives alone, … Read more
On the weekend of the 21-22 May 2011, Warwick Junction hosted an energetic film crew representing the Smithsonian Channel for the TV series production of ‘Design with the other 90%’. This is a complimentary project of the exhibition under the same banner to be held at the United Nations Visitors Centre in New York later … Read more
Tasmi Quazi A review of the Imagine Durban Inner-city Cardboard Recycling Project, written by Aleksandra Brzozowski from Sustainable Cities International and Tasmi Quazi from Asiye eTafuleni, has been profiled in a South African magazine for Local Government called ‘Delivery’, in its April-June 2011 edition. The article notes, ‘This pilot project has contributed to a better … Read more
Garth Johnstone writes, ‘A tour of the markets of Durban’s Warwick area is a wonderful assault on the senses. An innovative NGO/is conducting walking tours of this hub of culture and commerce… Asiye eTafuleni has taken up the cudgels and since about the time that the World Cup kicked off they have been offering the … Read more
Warwick Junction, under the rubric ‘iTRUMP’ (Inner Thekwini Regeneration & Urban Management Program) is being exhibited at the Smithsonian’s CooperHewitt, National DesignMuseum, as part of its project called ‘Design with the other 90%: CITIES’. The idea of ‘Design for the Other 90%’ exhibition, developed in 2007, is an ongoing series that focuses on design solutions … Read more
Philani Sithole, an informal cardboard recycler that is a participant of one of Asiye eTafuleni’s (AeT) projects, was attacked in December 2010 while sleeping and consequently lost his left eye. Even more shockingly, the attacker happened to be a fellow cardboard recycler and friend of his, nicknamed Bra Joe, who was senselessly aggressive as a … Read more
The Asiye eTafuleni team celebrates a small but significant milestone – the display of our external office signage! Whilst establishing our NPO’s presence amongst a generally welcoming and receptive community, there have been those that consider our work to be ‘reactionary’ and contrary to some local authority developmental proposals. We have been disappointed at this … Read more
As a partner in the Inclusive Cities project and WIEGO’s research network, Asiye eTafuleni – as a support organisation for informal workers along with membership-based organisations (MBOs) of informal workers – came together to assess the impact of the recession on home-based workers, street vendors, and waste pickers, across cities and regions in the developing … Read more
Asiye eTafuleni was asked to assist street traders selling cigarettes to look at the implications of the proposed amendments to regulations of the sale of cigarettes. It was found that the proposed amendments do not adequately account for street trading dynamics in their definitions and frameworks, and hence this sector would be unfairly targeted. It … Read more
