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Chitungwiza orders vendors to clear streets by September 17
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The Chitungwiza Municipality has ordered informal traders and vendors operating from undesignated areas to vacate the streets by September 17, warning that those who defy the directive will face forcible eviction.
In a public notice signed by the Acting Town Clerk, the local authority said it was moving to end unauthorised trading along road servitudes and town streets as part of efforts to restore order in the municipality.
"All those with illegal structures, makeshift stalls and tables are ordered to remove them immediately," the council said.
The municipality said unauthorised trading would no longer be tolerated where it interferes with road infrastructure and other public spaces.
It warned that enforcement action would follow against traders who fail to comply.
"Failure to comply, the council will not hesitate to take action with the assistance of law enforcement authorities," the notice said.
However, traders seeking legitimate operating spaces have been encouraged to register with the council's Education, Estates, Housing and Community Services departments.
The enforcement exercise is being carried out under the municipality's campaign slogan, "Orderliness brings sanity in ChiTown".
The directive comes against the backdrop of a wider Government drive to remove illegal vending sites from cities and towns across Zimbabwe.
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has ordered local authorities to clear unauthorised vendors as part of efforts to improve urban order, sanitation and the management of public spaces.
In a public notice signed by the Acting Town Clerk, the local authority said it was moving to end unauthorised trading along road servitudes and town streets as part of efforts to restore order in the municipality.
"All those with illegal structures, makeshift stalls and tables are ordered to remove them immediately," the council said.
The municipality said unauthorised trading would no longer be tolerated where it interferes with road infrastructure and other public spaces.
It warned that enforcement action would follow against traders who fail to comply.
However, traders seeking legitimate operating spaces have been encouraged to register with the council's Education, Estates, Housing and Community Services departments.
The enforcement exercise is being carried out under the municipality's campaign slogan, "Orderliness brings sanity in ChiTown".
The directive comes against the backdrop of a wider Government drive to remove illegal vending sites from cities and towns across Zimbabwe.
Local Government Minister Daniel Garwe has ordered local authorities to clear unauthorised vendors as part of efforts to improve urban order, sanitation and the management of public spaces.
Source - Newsday
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