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Harare vendors protest against HCC
19 May 2016 at 06:26hrs | Views
More than 100 vendors took to the streets on Wednesday protesting against Harare City Council's continued confiscation of their wares.
The vendors accused Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere of sanctioning their harassment by council authorities.
Addressing the protesters at Town House under heavy police guard, National Vendors' Union of Zimbabwe leader, Stern Zvorwadza challenged council to stop confiscating street hawkers' wares, as this was in violation of the Constitution.
"We want council to address and tell us where they are getting the powers to confiscate our wares. This is violation of the Constitution, as stipulated under section 69 that has to do with property rights. They want us to suffer,".
In Bulawayo, the local authority police routinely stage raids on vendors, confiscating their wares.
Vendors says the police later share their wares among themselves.
The vendors accused Local Government minister Saviour Kasukuwere of sanctioning their harassment by council authorities.
Addressing the protesters at Town House under heavy police guard, National Vendors' Union of Zimbabwe leader, Stern Zvorwadza challenged council to stop confiscating street hawkers' wares, as this was in violation of the Constitution.
"We want council to address and tell us where they are getting the powers to confiscate our wares. This is violation of the Constitution, as stipulated under section 69 that has to do with property rights. They want us to suffer,".
In Bulawayo, the local authority police routinely stage raids on vendors, confiscating their wares.
Vendors says the police later share their wares among themselves.
Source - Online
