“We are desperate to resume trade so that we can put food on the table for our families and regain our dignity,” said the Johannesburg Informal Traders Platform.
“None of our members have access to Uber Eats or the internet, so they are feeling sidelined. We urgently require a comprehensive intervention that will alleviate the hardship they are experiencing,” said Tshikosi.
He said the inability to render services had forced some to turn to crime in an attempt to put food on the table. Tshikosi slammed the government for forgetting the traders, which he said made up the backbone of the informal economy.
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