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'Lets not look at vendors as litter bugs'
27 Apr 2016 at 12:23hrs | Views
Street vendors should not be viewed as a nuisance but must be assisted to grow their businesses, a cabinet minister has said.
SME minister Sithembiso Nyoni today told a business conference at the ongoing ZITF that vendor contributions to the economy must be celebrated.
"We need to celebrate our vendors and must think of how best we can help them grow.
"Lets not look at them as litter bugs".
Recently, government declared a war with vendors countrywide by vowing to get flush thousands off the streets of most cities especially in the central business districts.
Nyoni said the much talked about formalisation of the Informal sector "is everyone's responsibility. SMEs ministry can not do it alone".
SME minister Sithembiso Nyoni today told a business conference at the ongoing ZITF that vendor contributions to the economy must be celebrated.
"We need to celebrate our vendors and must think of how best we can help them grow.
Recently, government declared a war with vendors countrywide by vowing to get flush thousands off the streets of most cities especially in the central business districts.
Nyoni said the much talked about formalisation of the Informal sector "is everyone's responsibility. SMEs ministry can not do it alone".
Source - Byo24News
