By Mpheni Tshivhase
- Peter Monyeki runs a mobile kitchen in Protea Glen, Soweto, and stayed open through Monday’s anti-immigration shutdown.
- He says he is registered with the City of Johannesburg, CIPC, and pays tax, unlike undocumented traders nearby.
Peter Monyeki kept his mobile kitchen open in Protea Glen, Soweto, on Tuesday while many other traders shut down for the March and March protests.
He says business was better than usual.
“I am happy that I am working as a South African today because space has opened up for our people,” he said.
“I made money that I’m actually not making while there are these illegal informal traders.”
Monyeki runs his business next to CTM in Protea Glen. He says he is registered with the City of Johannesburg as an informal trader, and holds an environmental health permit for his mobile kitchen from the UBC centre.
He says he is also registered with the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission and files a tax clearance every year.
“I have documented my business as a South African,” he said.
“So why must people come into our land undocumented? They don’t even document their businesses.”
Monyeki says nobody interrupted his business on Monday. But he says he does not want to be the only one trading.
“I’m actually happy that I’m working alone, but I’m not happy that I’m working alone,” he said.
“I need more South Africans to work amongst me.”
Pictured above: Peter Monyeki kept his mobile kitchen open in Protea Glen, Soweto.
Image source:Mpheni Tshivhase
