New Harare vending sites don't have toilets

Vending sites set aside by Harare City Council do not have ablution facilities, presenting a health time bomb.

Sites at Coventry holding bay, City Sports Centre open space, Tsiga open grounds in Mbare and Seke Road near Graniteside open space are said to be unhygienic.

According to city health officials, the designated sites did not have the capacity to accommodate the over 100 000 vendors in Harare alone.

According to NewsDay, more than 2 100 people were expected to take over the open space at the City Sports Centre. But as of yesterday, there were no ablution facilities.

Vendors and business operators at the Tsiga grounds in Mbare said council wanted to create more chaos in the populous area which was already a health time bomb, given the number of people there.

The publication said  council spokesperson Michael Chideme said the local authority was working out something to ensure all vendors were accommodated.

He dispelled fears of a potential health hazard saying mobile toilets would be used at all the sites as a temporary measure while permanent structures were being erected.