Governments need to see informal business people as economic actors who are rational and have good ideas In Kenya, they are known as jua kali workers – those who labour under the fierce sun. These are the men...
Dr Alain Tschudin
The transformation of Windhoek’s Eveline Street
A developing leisure economy is changing a downtown area in Namibia for the better South Africa’s cities have several streets that are well known for their leisure businesses, entertainment and nightlife, among...
The rise of digital money
Mobile money helps Africa's informal operators to conduct safe transactions – and keep their money safe On any corner in Nairobi on any given day, the future of African commerce can be seen in action. From the most...
The decline of local informal retailers in South Africa
South African small grocery businesses need to learn lessons, and so do legislators Informal retailing offood and drink accounts for some 54% of all township micro-enterprises and is a critical business activity for...
Ghana feels the pinch of ‘modernisation’
In Kumasi, small traders face forced relocation as the government seeks to neaten up the country’s cities It was late morning in May 2016, and Seth Ohene had made only GH¢10 ($2.28) in sales. “If I stay for the whole...
Integrating the informal ‘outsiders’ in Nigeria
With the right policies, legislators could harness the potential of the Nigerian informal economy The informal economy can be understood to be the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of...
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