MPs fear unregistered informal traders will miss out on relief
Committee chair calls on department of small business development to help traders with registration
22 April 2020 - 19:52
The select committee on economic and small business development has called for the registration of informal traders to be eligible for the Covid-19 benefits announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
The coronavirus regulations on informal trading were criticised for being too stringent and not well thought out as they put an abrupt stop to operations in the sector, robbing informal traders of their livelihoods during the lockdown...
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