Saftu welcomes court ruling affirming the rights of informal traders in Joburg [SOUND]

# Saftu has welcomed the landmark South Gauteng High Court judgment regarding informal traders in the City of Johannesburg. The court has affirmed the metro’s authority to regulate street trading while protecting traders’ rights. The metro has been ordered to complete a verification and registration process for informal traders within two weeks. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says for months, informal traders in the inner city have faced harassment, confiscation of goods, and forced removals under the guise of by-law enforcement: