Finance and Economic Opportunities
Question by:
Hon Nomi Nkondlo
Answered by:
Hon David Maynier
Question Number:
5
Question Body:
- Why is Khayelitsha regarded as a free-trade zone, (b) how has this status enabled or inhibited the City of Cape Town to provide services to those entrepreneurs trading in Khayelitsha and (c)(i) to which other areas in the City of Cape Town has the same status been granted, (ii) to which areas in other municipalities has the same status been granted, (iii) for how long has this status been granted and (iv) what are the reasons for the granting of this status?
Answer Body:
- According to the City of Cape Town, there are three types of informal trading areas, one of which are free trading areas where there is no informal trading plan developed or required. In these spaces, traders do not require permits. As far as we are aware, Khayelitsha is not the only area in the metro that has free trading areas.
- The Department is unable to address the specific questions raised around the regulation of urban management and trading practise of the City of Cape Town. It is recommended that these matters of clarity are to be directed to the City of Cape Town
(c)(i) The Department is unable to address the specific questions raised around the regulation of urban management and trading practise of the City of Cape Town. It is recommended that these matters of clarity are to be directed to the City of Cape Town.
(ii) No other municipality has advised that they operate with ‘free trade zones’
(iii) The Department has reached out to the City of Cape Town for clarity, but it has not received any information around the regulation of urban management and trading practise.
It is recommended that further clarity is sought form the City of Cape Town regarding these matters.
Date:
Friday, June 5, 2020
