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To appreciate the diversity and success of the markets today, the historical significance of the Warwick area is important. Steeped in racial discrimination, the Warwick area was neglected and abandoned by the apartheid government. It was initially Indian indentured labourers who began trading on the street sidewalks in this area, and for example, built the beautiful Badsha Peer Shrine which remains an iconic piece of architecture in Brook Street. With the gradual influx of black African traders into the area, Warwick became a central hub of commerce and trading activity despite constant harassment by the apartheid police, the "blackjacks". It was only in the late 1980s that traders were given recognition for their economic contribution and granted permission to remain in specifically