JOHANNESBURG, South AfricaClose to $600 million each year is spent by cross-border shoppers in Jeppe Street, a bustling corner of Johannesburg’s inner city. The micro traders of Jeppe and cross-border shoppers move massive amounts of goods from Johannesburg to all corners of southern Africa. There is a wide array of contraventions to monitor – counterfeit goods; unregulated street trading; undocumented migrants; and overcrowded, decaying buildings in which by-laws are not enforced. We never come here without getting something.” Tiku believes the policing of counterfeit goods was the perfect excuse for massive graft. Even lowly law enforcement officers apprehend migrant shoppers or traders to demand proof of their legal status.