The informal sector plays a significant role in Africa’s economy. According to data, in some countries, it can contribute as much as 60% of the country’s GDP and is responsible for some 50% of total ...

Traders navigate red tape, displacement, lack of infrastructure, unsafe conditions, and limited access to finance.

Malawi’s informal employment sector has ballooned, with 93 percent of the workers now in unregulated jobs, up from 85 percent ...

Ghana’s informal sector employs nearly 80percent of the workforce yet contributes only 27.4percent to GDP, according to the Ghana Statistical Service’s Status and Quality of Employment Report ...

Matteo Rizzo does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) is a vital initiative empowering individuals to secure their financial well-being in old age. Tailored initially for formal sector employees, the CPS was extended ...

South Africa continues to grapple with a crippling unemployment crisis resulting in the highest income inequality in the world, evidenced by a 2023 Gini coefficient of 0.63. Unlike comparable emerging ...

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, and the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Zacch Adedeji, have called for a humane and strategic approach in efforts to expand Nigeria’s tax net ...

Federal Government introduces 1% presumptive tax for informal businesses, bans cash collections and roadblocks across Nigeria to improve transparency.

Health CS Adan Duale (centre), PS Ouma Oluga (left) and Director of Medical Services Patrick Amoth when they appeared before the Committee on Delegated Legislation Chaired by Samuel Chepkonga at Bunge ...

SOCIAL dialogue serves as a crucial mechanism through which workers, employers, and governments can communicate, negotiate, and collaborate on labor-related issues. In Zimbabwe, like in many parts of ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Tuesday said a large portion of Bangladesh’s workforce remains in the informal ...