Table 4 Challenges faced by informal business-owners
International Migrants % Yes | South Africans % Yes | |
|---|---|---|
Levels of Conflict | ||
Conflict with foreign-owned businesses | 25.6 | 22.1 |
Conflict with South African-owned businesses | 30.2 | 21.4 |
Incidence of Theft | ||
Theft of goods/stock | 38.3 | 30.4 |
Theft of money/income | 31.3 | 11.8 |
Levels of Xenophobic Prejudice | ||
Verbal insults against my business | 35.3 | 6.9 |
Prejudice against my nationality | 47.6 | 1.1 |
Xenophobic Violence | ||
Physical attacks/assaults by South Africans | 19.0 | 1.6 |
Police Misconduct | ||
Harassment/demands for bribes by police | 26.2 | 3.9 |
Confiscation of goods by police | 18.8 | 4.9 |
Arrest/detention | 9.1 | 1.2 |
Physical attacks/assaults by police | 8.7 | 1.1 |
N | 504 | 566 |