How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers. Insights from Kenya: Vendors in a market Billy Miaron/ShutterstockCOVID-19 is going to have a devastating impact on economies. Africa has a particular vulnerability because so many people work in the informal sector. In an interview with Moina Spooner from The Conversation Africa, Njeri Kinyanjui explains how this could … [Read more...] about How the COVID-19 pandemic will affect informal workers. Insights from Kenya | The Conversation
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South Africa’s informal sector creates jobs, but shouldn’t be romanticised | The Conversation
South Africa’s informal sector creates jobs, but shouldn't be romanticised: Working hours in the informal sector are long, and earnings often low ShutterstockThe publication of South Africa’s latest unemployment figures was accompanied by the usual wringing of hands and promises of job creation. This time, however, a new controversy arose because of an argument that official … [Read more...] about South Africa’s informal sector creates jobs, but shouldn’t be romanticised | The Conversation
Dieplsoot informal settlement gets bridge to facilitate river crossing
Dieplsoot informal settlement gets bridge to facilitate river crossing: Johannesburg in the news: Dieplsoot informal settlement gets bridge to facilitate river crossing: South Africa – Johannesburg – 25 June 2019 – Joburg Mayor Herman Mashaba and Sipho Shabalala visited the area in Diepsloot where a bridge for … – Google Alert – … [Read more...] about Dieplsoot informal settlement gets bridge to facilitate river crossing
Why food safety in Africa’s informal markets must be driven by consumers | The Conversation
Why food safety in Africa's informal markets must be driven by consumers: Most food systems in Africa are informal and unregulated Alex Berger/ShutterstockListeria in processed meat products from South Africa, E. Coli in romaine lettuce in the US, Salmonella in eggs across Europe and Campylobacter in chicken liver pâté in Australia. These are among the many pathogens and foods … [Read more...] about Why food safety in Africa’s informal markets must be driven by consumers | The Conversation
How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters | The Conversation
How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters: The aftermath of a huge fire in Imizamo Yethu, Cape Town, in 2017. Rebuilding has stalled. Nic Bothma/EPARecent devastating flooding in parts of South Africa as well as the second massive cyclone to batter neighbouring Mozambique and Zimbabwe in just two months has raised alarm bells about the effect of … [Read more...] about How cities can approach redesigning informal settlements after disasters | The Conversation
