In an aggressive attempt to reshape Zimbabwe’s economic framework, the government has imposed new measures aimed at integrating the informal sector into the formal economy. While the move ...

This follows a national drive to put spaza shops on the books in a bid to improve regulatory oversight and food safety ...

Zimbabwe’s economic crisis continues to worsen, and Finance and Investment Promotion Minister Mthuli Ncube’s recent remarks about the role of the informal sector offer little hope for resolution.

The Zimbabwean government has once again embarked on a futile mission to regulate the informal sector, a behemoth that has long outgrown the state’s capacity to control it.

Reducing the size of the informal sector can have a significant impact on the countrys economic growth.Empirical evidence shows that no country can develop with a huge informal sector. Now is the ...

HARARE, Jan 31 (NewsDay Live) - Government has introduced stringent measures to protect the formal sector from unfair competition posed by the informal sector. In a statement released Friday ...

South Africa’s informal sector, often overlooked and undervalued, provides livelihoods to millions and contributes significantly to the GDP. It accounted for 6% of GDP in 2017, while 18.3% of ...

Even as women continue to suffer from violence, justice remains elusive.

Will Atal Pension Yojana be revamped? In the Union Budget 2019, the government also launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Mandhan (PMSYM) as a plan to provide old age pension for the unorganised informal ...

The Kenya Dairy Board and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) initiative is aimed at improving milk safety and access The initiative is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates ...

Zimbabwe’s crisis escalates as soaring inflation, business closures, and strict tax policies force vendors off the streets.

Like many women in the informal sector, Sibanda is juggling motherhood with trying to provide for her family. The one-room salon she shares with a cell phone vendor has chairs rented by other ...