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Immigrant traders not welcome in the formal economy

Source: Business Day, 29/08/2019

Immigrant traders not welcome in the formal economy
Tax compliance and business registration is a lengthy, tedious affair
It is well established that there is all manner of undesirable
activity in the inner city of Johannesburg, undertaken by immigrants
and locals alike.
What is openly contestable is whether being an informal immigrant
trader is synonymous with being a â€œcriminalâ€. In the heat of the
frenzied looting we saw last week in Soweto, that distinction was an
inconvenience that might have prevented people from expropriating
without compensation the soft drinks, flour and sweets they desired.
The fact that the authorities had labelled these products â€œfakeâ€
didnâ€™t seem to stop them.

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