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INFORMAL TRADING SURVEY PRESENTATION

BACKGROUND

• The Operations meeting resolved that there is

congestion of informal trading activities within the

CBD’s .

• Moratorium for 12 months issued on demarcating

of new sites and issuing of permits .

• Informal trading survey carried out across the

entire eThekwini to propose layouts and

structures .

TYPES OF TRADING NODES

PROPOSED STRUCTURES

DURBAN CBD AREAS COVERED

TOTAL NUMBER OF

SITES/TRADERS TO BE DISPLACED

• Warwick Triangle : 438 – 350 = 88

• Dr Yusuf Dadoo : 131 – 98 = 33

• Racecourse -Bertha Mkhize : 928 – 612 = 316

• Bertha Mkhize – Dr AB Xuma : 386 – 248 = 138

• Monty Naicker – Anton Lembede:340 – 326 = 14

589

CONCLUSION

• Lancer R102 Road should be a no trade zone .

• The possible upgrade and construction of Inanda & Block

16 Taxi Ranks , bus rank opposite Early Morning Market

etc. could open up space for displaced traders .

• Locating vacant or purchasing building that could be used

to accommodate certain typology of traders e.g traditional

arts and crafts , clothing etc .

• Traders along Soldiers Way on the Newlands taxi rank to

be relocated to accommodate the new Library proposal .

• Permanent moratorium on demarcation of new sites .