Tshwane extends application period for informal traders
The City of Tshwane has decided to extend the application period for informal food traders who want to apply for a permit to trade during the nationwide lockdown.
The city has already issued 5500 permits, but was forced to suspend the process due to the high numbers of applications.
The city’s Selby Bokaba says the application period has been extended by three days to allow them to conclude the process.
"We have decided to re-open the application period from Wednesday, 15 April to Friday, 17 April and relocate the entire process from the regions to a centralised point in the Tshwane CBD.
"The informal traders are expected to comply with the national regulations and sell essential products only and observe physical distancing of 2 metres from the customers.”
The application process is located at the Ou Nederlandsche Bank Building (Bitts Centre) on the corner of Parliament and WF Nkomo Streets.
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