Street vendors face eviction

[caption id="attachment_222680" align="aligncenter" width="630"] Nathan Chikoto, 34, a vendor in 17th Avenue, Walmer
Picture: Fredlin Adriaan[/caption]

Small traders on busy routes say council order to get permits or go threatens their livelihoods

Illegal hawkers trading in Nelson Mandela Bay suburbs could have to close their small businesses after the municipality vowed to remove them from the streets.

Givemore Shemo, 38, of Motherwell, is one of more than 20 informal traders who sells wooden furniture along 17th Avenue in Walmer.