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Brief 2020

Informal food service in South Africa’s townships

Leif Petersen, Township Economy in 2020, Series #5

Based on over 600 outlets, this brief shows how women-run food businesses feed township residents and why by-laws should support rather than restrict them.

Petersen, L. (2020). Informal food service in South Africa’s townships. Township Economy in 2020, Series #5. Cape Town: SLF.