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!
The Markets of Warwick tours, a project initiated by the Warwick Junction trading community with the assistance of Asiye eTafuleni, is featured in the September 2010 edition of Get It (Highway Berea) on pages 22–24.
Tasmi Quazi The heavy flash rainfall being experienced in Durban this month has highlighted the taxing implications for ‘informal’ traders working in public spaces. One of the hardest hit trading communities is the Impepho and Lime Market in Warwick Junction. This market comprises of two specific products that are sold, Impepho which is a form … 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
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
December 1st 2010 was an important day for the traders in Warwick Junction. Friends, family members and colleagues came to celebrate the achievements made by eight Warwick Junction traders who had completed a rigorous training programme to become the first local tour guides for the Markets of Warwick Tour. When the Markets of Warwick Tour … Read more
