SAITA Media

19/08/2022

Interested in what SAITA can offer you as an ? For business guidance, updates on legislation and current affairs, download our free app and scroll through the resources we have for traders like you.

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17/08/2022

Our traders are creative, strong people, who deserve the recognition and resources that the formal sector benefits from. Tell us about a trader you’re inspired by in the comments.

16/08/2022

Alone, we are informal traders excluded from national discussions and policies. Together, we are powerful economic roleplayers. Join SAITA, and your voice will be heard.

To join, please provide us with your WhatsApp phone number in the comments so that you can be added to the SAITA group.

15/08/2022

More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, its impact remains deep and persistent for workers at the base of the economy. Informal traders in South Africa need to see economic support from the government.

Click below to read the full report from Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing - WIEGO about COVID-19’s impact on informal work.

This Working Paper reflects the findings from the longitudinal study of nearly 2,000 informal workers in 11 cities around the world. Surveys and in-depth interviews were conducted with domestic workers, home-based workers, street vendors and market traders, and waste pickers in mid-2020 and then aga...

12/08/2022

What’s new in the informal sector? Tune in to YouTube channel, where members and guest speakers discuss everything from current affairs, to policy, family health and the importance of finding a trader community. 📢Be sure to subscribe if you enjoy our videos.
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11/08/2022

Remember comrades, all actions taken by law officials, such as revoking licenses and confiscating goods, must be just, according to the law. This right is protected in the Constitution.

10/08/2022

After three weeks without trading outside Park Station in Johannesburg, traders have returned. PRASA had tried to prohibit traders from operating near the station out of fear of xenophobic violence.

This shows how important it is to remain united, and to ensure that our fellow traders are treated with the same dignity we all deserve.

On Monday, the Johannesburg High Court dismissed Prasa’s application to prohibit traders from operating near Johannesburg’s Park Station on the basis that it lacked urgency and that Prasa should take legal recourse against Operation Dudula instead of the traders. The court also granted costs in ...

09/08/2022

This we celebrate the women who make up roughly 90% of informal traders in South Africa. Acknowledging their contribution is the first step in our fight for equality and economic inclusion.

08/08/2022

As a SAITA member, we have so much to offer you.

Our services range from business consulting to marketing and healthcare (such as long-term health insurance).

Click below to read the full health brochure, and fill out the contact form if you’d like us to get in touch.
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05/08/2022

Informal sector news, updates and resources all in one place. That’s the benefit of the . Our free mobile app means you can have all of these right at your fingertips.

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04/08/2022

Traders, and the markets they create, can influence the life of a city. SAITA represents all over South Africa, from Cape Town’s bustling coast to the Fourways Farmers Market in Johannesburg, and further.

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03/08/2022

How has load shedding affected your business?
Electricity is crucial to our livelihoods. Click below to read what SAITA President, Rosheda Muller, had to say about traders’ safety and productivity when we have to go without power.

South Africans celebrated the repeal of the remaining lockdown regulations a week ago, but those celebrations were short-lived when rolling blackouts were resumed, leaving everyone frustrated.

02/08/2022

02/08/2022

Our free SAITA app is a powerful tool, providing with useful informal sector resources, business tips and information about your business rights.

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01/08/2022

Ntombi runs her informal business, selling chakalaka and achaar, out of Thokoza, Gauteng. Read her story below, which has excellent kasi business tips from starting, to getting funding, to expanding.
https://bit.ly/3zmIlt8

29/07/2022

Informal traders give hope to their communities by supplying affordable food and employment.

We started the campaign with our partners, Vodacom, Absa South Africa and the Industrial Development Corporation, to grow this hope, and provide more opportunities.

28/07/2022

Over the 27 years between 1995 to 2022, the number of SMMEs in our economy has remained the same. We must be able to show more progress in a democratic South Africa - we need growth in this sector and we need policies in place to do so.

Small, medium and micro enterprises are vital to the economy yet there is much more the government can do to help them grow

27/07/2022

SAITA represents informal traders across the country, to help the sector gain recognition as a major part of the South African economy.

To join, please provide us with your WhatsApp phone number in the comments so that you can be added to the SAITA group.