Mitchell’s Plain Concerned Hawkers and Traders Association
Press Release – 28 February 2010
Event: Mitchell’s Plain and Cape Town Station traders march to Parliament
Date/Time: 2 March, 2010 at 10h00 (assemble at 08h30)
Location: Kaizergracht to the front of Parliament
On Friday, 26 of February 2010, a police officer went around handing out a notice to all informal traders in Mitchell’s Plain Town Centre (click to read notice) that may result in the eventual eviction and loss of space to trade for about 500 CHATA members.
In other words, if the so-called ‘trading plan’ is followed through, 500 people will have had their main source of income destroyed. This will have an additional negative impact on about 3,000 family members of the traders who rely on that income and also result in job losses for countless other informal workers such as porters, night-time security guards, drivers, etc. The total negative economic impact of this draconian restructuring of Town Centre on poor residents of Mitchell’s Plain is enormous. It will even result in higher prices for consumers. Only formal businesses like Shoprite and Pick n’ Pay stand to benefit. Read the rest of this entry »
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