Ngidi, SipheleleFrancis, David2025-04-152025-04-04Ngidi, Siphelele. (2025). The policy we want: an economic policy for informal traders in South Africa. Policy brief. University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg : Southern Centre Inequality Studies (SCIS). https://hdl.handle.net/10539/44786https://hdl.handle.net/10539/44786This policy brief was submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Southern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS), at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2025In 2024, SCIS, in partnership with WIEGO (Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising), embarked on a research and policy project to develop an economic policy for informal traders in South Africa. The project gathered insights from individuals actively working in the sector, offering valuable perspectives for policymakers and stakeholders seeking to improve the conditions of informal traders and strengthen the informal trading economy. Based on these findings, we identified actionable policy recommendations to help create a more conducive environment for informal trading. The results are presented in a policy brief structured around eight key pillars, titled “The Economic Policy We Want.”en2025 © All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.Informal tradersInformal sectorSouth AfricaPolicySouthern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)OtherUniversity of the Witwatersrand, JohannesburgSouthern Centre for Inequality Studies (SCIS)SDG-8: Decent work and economic growth