Can the state perpetuate the marginalisation of the poor? The socio-economic effects of the state's ban on minibus 'callboys' in Malawi

Richard Tambulasi and Happy Kayuni

Development Southern Africa, 2008, vol. 25, issue 2, 215-226

Abstract: Malawi is a southern African country that has a huge informal sector due to high levels of unemployment. One of the ways people earned income in this sector was minibus-calling. This considerably reduced the vulnerability of many who would otherwise have been excluded economically. However, the state has recently declared such acts illegal and anyone found minibus-calling is now arrested. This paper critically investigates the socio-economic impacts of this ban on the former beneficiaries' livelihoods. A survey and interviews conducted in Zomba Municipality and Blantyre City (supplemented by various newspaper articles) show that the ban has adversely affected the socio-economic status of these marginalised Malawians.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/03768350802090659

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