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Street vending ban could worsen economic hardship?

Economists have raised concerns over the government's decision to ban street and night vending across Zimbabwe's central business districts (CBDs), warning that the move could intensify economic hardships for millions of informal traders.E…

Published: 20 Aug 2025 at 09:37hrs | 189 | by Staff reporter

Govt to dismantle powerful vending cartels in Bulawayo CBD

The government has vowed to dismantle powerful cartels extorting vendors in Bulawayoâ€™s Central Business District, where illegal syndicates are reportedly collecting as much as US$30,000 per day from informal traders operating along 5th a…

Published: 09 Aug 2025 at 09:49hrs | 538 | by Staff reporter

Govt faces backlash over night vending, pre-used clothes ban

Government is headed for a showdown with informal traders and vendors after announcing a ban on night vending and the sale of second-hand clothes in Harare's central business district.Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe…

Published: 06 Aug 2025 at 08:58hrs | 194 | by Staff reporter

Honour your parents so it can be well with your souls

On the 22nd of April 2025, just after a few days after celebrating my yet another 'another sunset birthday', we had the sad and unfortunate event to hold a NYARADZO for our dear late mother GOGO Elizabeth John Murisa. A Matriarch, Mother, …

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 13:40hrs | 443 | by Tondo Murisa

45 years of vending & border jumping

Being a former Zimbabwean police officer and a patriot passionate about the history and people of Zimbabwe and our region, my heart bleeds when I see the way our country is being led. 45 years into independence, the Zimbabwe script is so d…

Published: 23 Apr 2025 at 13:36hrs | 482 | by Leonard Koni

Contractor re-designs Egodini Mall vending bays

TERRACOTTA Private Limited, a South African company, which won the US$60 million tender to rebuild Bulawayo's Basch Street Bus Terminus has since engaged another company from the neighbouring country to redesign the vending bays at the Ego…

Published: 05 Dec 2023 at 05:14hrs | 32 | by Staff reporter

Police target street vending pickup trucks

Police in Bulawayo has launched an operation to remove all pickup trucks being used for street vending, which are disrupting the smooth flow of traffic. Bulawayo Metropolitan province police spokesperson Inspector Abednico Ncube told New Z…

Published: 06 Oct 2022 at 05:58hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Police sweat over illegal vending

POLICE yesterday admitted that they were fighting a losing battle against illegal vending in the capital because poverty was forcing people into the streets to eke out a living.Zimbabwe Republic Police (crime prevention Harare province) Ch…

Published: 05 Aug 2022 at 06:39hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt urged to legalise vending

GOVERNMENT has been urged to craft legislation that legalises vending to end running battles between the police and the informal traders.Recent statistics from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) show that 88% of people in th…

Published: 27 Jul 2022 at 06:32hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Traffic lights vending banned

All illegal activities at traffic intersections including begging, distribution of fliers and vending have been banned with immediate effect, Secretary for Provincial Affairs and Devolution for Harare Metropolitan, Mr Tafadzwa Muguti, said…

Published: 07 Mar 2022 at 05:32hrs | | by Staff reporter

Minister directs BCC to avail more vending space

GOVERNMENT has directed the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) to avail more designated vending spaces for informal traders and avoid engaging in "fruitless" cat-and-mouse games. Speaking during a tour of Lobengula Street in Bulawayo last week, W…

Published: 27 Jul 2021 at 07:12hrs | | by Staff reporter

City vending needs tight regulation!

It is high time that we find sanity in the city by regulating the operations of vendors in the capital City of Harare. Vendors are robbing our city of its sunshine status as they cause the escalation of filthiness which is a health hazard …

Published: 06 Feb 2015 at 10:14hrs | | by Suitable Kajau

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