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
Asiye eTafuleni has been involved in evaluating responses by city officials to a proposed Mall. The latter state of events has been brought by individual street traders that stand to be displaced because of the proposed Mall, who have subsequently launched a lawsuit against the local municipality with the assistance of the Legal Resources Centre. … Read more
by Tasmi Quazi for Asiye eTafuleni On Tuesday 8th of March, two new members to the Imagine Durban Cardboard Recycling Project, who are 4th year social work students from UNISA’s Bright Site Project, joined two Asiye eTafuleni (AeT) staff members to get practical experience in the working lives of informal cardboard recyclers. The Bright Site … Read more
Asiye Etafuleni invites formal businesses to support the Friends of the Recyclers programme. By donating your cardboard and paper waste to Imagine Durban cardboard recyclers, you can help to support the livelihoods of cardboard recyclers. If you would like to be involved in this initiative, please feel free to contact Tasmi Quazi on (031) 309 … Read more
Who better to show tourists all that Durban’s Warwick Junction Markets have to offer than the people who kept it alive? Our traders turned tour guides graduated in December 2010, and were featured in Isolezwe and The Mercury. Unfortunately a misprint in the Isolezwe article reported Mr. Patric Ndlovu as one of the traders that … Read more
When the Markets of Warwick tour project was initiated, it was clear that the traders themselves would be the best tour guides to guide and showcase their markets. A trader was selected from each market to attend a tour guide training programme, and they all qualified as professional tour guides in December 2010.
