The changing nature of informal street trading in post-apartheid South Africa

Holness, Stephen; Nel, Etienne; Binns, Tony

doi:10.1007/bf03036623

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“…According to Jensen (2003) the dominance of females in the hawking business is one of the important characteristic. The findings in a study by Holness et al (1999) showed that 75 per cent of the responded hawkers were women. Their dominance is one of the socio-economic factors in a hawking business (Cummins & Harvey, 1996;Mitullah, 2003;Agnello & Moller, 2004;Manganga, 2007;Motala, 2008;Skinner, 2008).…”

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Factors That Contribute to Vegetable Sales by Hawkers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

Mthombeni¹,

Anim²,

Nkonki-Mandleni³

2014

JAS

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This study determines the factors that contribute to vegetable sales by hawkers in the Limpopo province of South Africa. A stratified sampling technique was used to collect data. Three major towns or shopping centres from each district were randomly selected for 366 questionnaire administration. Giyani, Tzaneen and Phalaborwa were selected from Mopani district. Alldays, Polokwane and Lebowakgomo were selected from Capricorn district. Makhado, Thoyandou and Musina were selected from Vhembe district. Mokopane, Naboomspruit and Belabela were selected from Waterberg district. Groblersdal, Marble Hall and Jane Furse were selected from Greater Sekhukhune district. Multiple regression analysis (linear, semi-log and double-log) was used determine the significant variables contributing to vegetable sales. Nine independent variables had a significant impact on the vegetable sales of hawkers when the linear regression model was applied. On application of the semi-log regression, 11 independent variables had a significant impact on the vegetable sales. Ten independent variables had a significant impact on vegetable sales when considering the double-log regression. The study showed the degree of significance of different variables that have an impact on hawkers' vegetable sales.

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confidence: 99%

“…In a study of hawkers, Bhowmik (2005) stated that most street hawkers operate an average of 25 days a month. Holness et al (1999) also state that hawkers work very long hours, up to 12 hours a day and 7 day a week. The study by Jensen (2003) showed that hawkers worked on average 22 days per month.…”

Section: Independent Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Factors That Contribute to Vegetable Sales by Hawkers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

Mthombeni¹,

Anim²,

Nkonki-Mandleni³

2014

JAS

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“…Under the sponsorship of the Southern African Migration Project, there has occurred a burst of writings that critically examines migration policy in the new South Africa, the patterns of new migration flows, gender issues, and the conditions shaping their migratory patterns (Crush 1997(Crush , 1999a(Crush , 1999bCrush & Williams 1999;McDonald, 1999McDonald, , 2000aCrush & McDonald 2000;Dodson 2000). Other writings on immigration have confirmed the importance of undocumented migrants, both in South Africa's cities and in the countryside (Maharaj & Rajkumar 1997;Holness et al 1999;.…”

Section: National Changementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The postapartheid transition has witnessed the acceleration of certain trends that were already in evidence prior to 1994. The most important of these trends are the decentralisation of manufacturing and service activities from core inner-city areas (Rogerson 1995;Rogerson & Rogerson 1995, 1997a and their replacement by a new economy of informal enterprise, SMMEs and the growth of immigrant-owned enterprises (Rogerson 1996c(Rogerson 1997c(Rogerson , 2000dRogerson & Rogerson 1997b;Peberdy & Crush 1998;Holness et al 1999;Kesper 1999;Maharaj & Moodley 2000;Peberdy & Rogerson 2000). Considerable changes are in evidence in the industrial and commercial property markets of major South African cities (Rogerson 1996(Rogerson , 1997.…”

Section: Urban Changementioning

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The Economic and Social Geography of South Africa: Progress Beyond Apartheid

Rogerson

2000

Tijd voor Econ & Soc Geog

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“…Firstly, policy makers face a dilemma. City planners and local governments have typically regarded informal street trading as unsightly and problematic (Holness, Nel & Binns, 1999). Certain academic research has recommended more extensive regulation of the sector, yet in contrast others have argued for a developmental approach by policy makers (Callaghan, 2014).…”

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A test of satisfaction, experience and hours of work as mediators of the relationship between education and informal earnings

Callaghan

2017

J. econ. financ. sci.

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At the heart of policies aimed at eliminating informal street trading seems to be a ‘marginalist’ perspective of the sector which does not see it as contributing to socio-economic development. What is not clear, however, is what underlies the financial dysfunctionality associated with the sector. Using a sample of 303 inner city street traders drawn from Johannesburg, a large South African city, tests of regression and mediated regression were used to test theory that predicts the existence of certain human capital relationships that may contribute to increased earnings for these traders. Findings suggest that certain human capital relationships in this sector may differ from those normally found in formal working contexts, in that although education is significantly associated with earnings, continuance satisfaction, experience and expenditure of effort, or hours worked per day, all do not mediate relationships between education and earnings. It is suggested that current policies might be keeping traders in a state of ‘flux’, where human capital transmission to financial performance might be unable to take root through seeking to ‘crack down’ on the sector instead of investing in the sector to enable its functionality, and hence its potential contribution to economic development.

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The changing nature of informal street trading in post-apartheid South Africa

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Factors That Contribute to Vegetable Sales by Hawkers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

Factors That Contribute to Vegetable Sales by Hawkers in the Limpopo Province of South Africa

The Economic and Social Geography of South Africa: Progress Beyond Apartheid

A test of satisfaction, experience and hours of work as mediators of the relationship between education and informal earnings

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