Vermaak, N. J.Nekhavhambe, M. M.Selepe, Modupi2017-06-112017-06-112017-05-18Selepe, M. 2017. The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to employer informal traders: the case of Thohoyandou. . . http://hdl.handle.net/11602/698http://hdl.handle.net/11602/698MAdminDepartment of Public and Development AdministrationThis study focused on The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to empower informal traders using Thohoyandou as the case study. The study was conducted at Thulamela Municipality and at the informal markets of Thohoyandou. The researcher used two population groups; the municipal officials and the informal traders. The researcher made use of both qualitative and quantitative methods as the study was explorative in nature; 50 informal traders were sampled and took part in the study and on the other hand, 20 municipal officials were sampled and participated in the study. The researcher made use a pilot survey to two groups of population to test the efficacy of the interviews schedule as well the questionnaires as data collection instruments. SPSS and Microsoft excel were used as tools for data analysis. The results show that Thulamela Municipality’s IDP strategy is not doing enough for the informal markets in Thohoyandou. However, respondents indicated that shortcomings such as Limited Budget affect the success of IDP on informal trading. Initiatives such as the provision of loans, workshops, training and promotion of LED programmes were indicated as having been put in place in an effort to empower informal traders, although a number of informal traders in the Thohoyandou area are forever increasing, through urbanisation and migration which pose serious control challenges to the municipality. To manage informal trading in Thohoyandou, the researcher recommended that there could be: preferences on trading fee/levies; provision of services and infrastructures to informal traders; enhancing public participation; limiting overtrading, integrated management planning, policy formulations and that future researchers can be more specific on aspects such as: situation of foreign traders; constitutionality of by-laws and trading at intersections.1 online resource (xi, 111 leaves : color illustrations, color map)enUniversity of VendaIntegrated Development PlanLocal Economic DevelopmentInformal tradingGovernmentEmpowernment381.180968257Informal sector (Economics) -- South Africa -- LimpopoEconomics -- South Africa -- LimpopoSmall business -- South Africa -- LimpopoStreet vendors -- South Africa -- LimpopoPeddlers and peddling -- South Africa -- LimpopoDissertationSelepe M. The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to employer informal traders: the case of Thohoyandou. []. , 2017 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11602/698Selepe, M. (2017). <i>The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to employer informal traders: the case of Thohoyandou</i>. (). . Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11602/698Selepe, Modupi. <i>"The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to employer informal traders: the case of Thohoyandou."</i> ., , 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11602/698TY - Dissertation AU - Selepe, Modupi AB - This study focused on The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to empower informal traders using Thohoyandou as the case study. The study was conducted at Thulamela Municipality and at the informal markets of Thohoyandou. The researcher used two population groups; the municipal officials and the informal traders. The researcher made use of both qualitative and quantitative methods as the study was explorative in nature; 50 informal traders were sampled and took part in the study and on the other hand, 20 municipal officials were sampled and participated in the study. The researcher made use a pilot survey to two groups of population to test the efficacy of the interviews schedule as well the questionnaires as data collection instruments. SPSS and Microsoft excel were used as tools for data analysis. The results show that Thulamela Municipality’s IDP strategy is not doing enough for the informal markets in Thohoyandou. However, respondents indicated that shortcomings such as Limited Budget affect the success of IDP on informal trading. Initiatives such as the provision of loans, workshops, training and promotion of LED programmes were indicated as having been put in place in an effort to empower informal traders, although a number of informal traders in the Thohoyandou area are forever increasing, through urbanisation and migration which pose serious control challenges to the municipality. To manage informal trading in Thohoyandou, the researcher recommended that there could be: preferences on trading fee/levies; provision of services and infrastructures to informal traders; enhancing public participation; limiting overtrading, integrated management planning, policy formulations and that future researchers can be more specific on aspects such as: situation of foreign traders; constitutionality of by-laws and trading at intersections. DA - 2017-05-18 DB - ResearchSpace DP - Univen KW - Integrated Development Plan KW - Local Economic Development KW - Informal trading KW - Government KW - Empowernment LK - https://univendspace.univen.ac.za PY - 2017 T1 - The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to employer informal traders: the case of Thohoyandou TI - The Integrated Development Plan as a strategy to employer informal traders: the case of Thohoyandou UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11602/698 ER -