Overview
- Johannesburg approved 161 informal traders after a High Court order to verify and register vendors by 18 November, with more than 300 from the original list failing to qualify.
- Mayor Dada Morero said 44 smart cards are being issued immediately and the rest by Friday, with stall allocations starting as the city works within space and safety constraints.
- The city reports only about 208 stalls are currently available and plans to pursue additional sites, while warning that subletting trading spaces will lead to permit revocation.
- In the long-running ‘Please Call Me’ matter, former funder Black Rock Mining has filed for 40% of Nkosana Makate’s settlement, and his lawyers will hold the disputed portion until a 2 December court date.
- Cape Town’s Community Policing Forum cautioned that impostors posing as e‑hailing drivers at the international airport are overcharging tourists, with an industry group doubting the scammers are registered drivers.