Masvingo vendors driven off the streets

Vendors in Masvingo's central business district where this Monday morning driven off the streets and to the designated site at Garikai/Hlalani Kuhle Market.

The market is popularly known as Chitima.

Reports indicate that, on Sunday council used hailers to warn vendors not to leave their wares in the streets for the night as that was to be their last day on the streets.

The vendor hotspots at the BW building and the opposite open space in Leopold Takawira Street were unusually quiet this morning with no vendor in sight.

Reports say in Hofmeyer Street, municipal workers could be seen sweeping the pavements and mopping up the litter left during yesterday's business.

Town Clerk, Adolf Gusha said council had strongly resolved to rid the city of illegal trading so as to create sanity in the streets.

"We did warn vendors yesterday (Sunday) that they vacate the streets. Council has since reached a resolution to keep the city clean so we will definitely take action against any vendor who decides to re-appear in the streets of our beloved city," Gusha said.

 Masvingo Residents Trust (MRT) Chairperson Prosper Tiringindi said council could have done more to better to ensure a more orderly relocation.

"We are receiving complaints that some goods are missing and people are fighting over trading space at the so-called designated site. We think it has been done in a chaotic manner," said Tiringindi.