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Kwekwe shuts out vendors from CBD

The Kwekwe City Council has confirmed that there is no space available for vendors in the Central Business District (CBD) and that change of land use to accommodate them will not be permitted, Mayor Albert Zinhanga has said.The Mayor made …

Published: 27 Aug 2025 at 05:45hrs | 289 | by Staff reporter

Vendors bemoan exorbitant licensing fees at new Mbare Musika market

The Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation (Viset) has urged authorities to slash vending licensing fees at the newly-constructed Mbare Musika Market, warning that current costs are driving informal traders back to the s…

Published: 18 Jul 2025 at 08:34hrs | 606 | by Staff reporter

Mozambican vendors invade Zimbabwe

On January 2, 2025, 18-year-old Castigo Quembo from Matazi village near Manica in Mozambique left home and crossed into Zimbabwe through an illegal entry point close to the Machipanda-Forbes Border Post. Alongside two close friends, Quembo…

Published: 06 Jul 2025 at 12:35hrs | 2136 | by Staff reporter

Presidential scheme disburses US$200 000 for vendors

Thousands of informal traders across Zimbabwe have received a major financial boost following the launch of the Presidential Vendors Empowerment Scheme, which has availed US$200,000 in seed capital to support and formalise vendor enterpris…

Published: 27 Jun 2025 at 18:29hrs | 116 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council launches crackdown to clean CBD

Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has embarked on a city-wide crackdown targeting illegal street vending, with intensified day and night raids now actively underway in the Central Business District (CBD). The operation aims to enforce existing b…

Published: 18 Jun 2025 at 18:09hrs | 236 | by Staff reporter

Small town councillors plan US$50,000 South Korea trip

Residents of Chiredzi and disgruntled council workers have voiced strong opposition to a planned overseas trip by the town council chairperson and two junior councillors to South Korea next month. The delegation is set to attend the Intern…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 44 | by Staff reporter

Inside Zimbabwe's market of pregnant vendors

Commuters along Seke Road have started calling the busy H Bus stop by a new and curious name - "Pamimba", a term referring to pregnancy in Shona. The moniker reflects an unusual yet poignant reality: a growing number of pregnant women sell…

Published: 16 Jun 2025 at 14:35hrs | 59 | by Staff reporter

MPs push for legislation to protect vendors

Members of Parliament have launched a renewed call for legislative measures to protect the livelihoods of vendors, following concerns over the frequent confiscation of their goods by law enforcement authorities.Norton legislator Richard Ts…

Published: 03 Apr 2025 at 08:23hrs | 306 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe govt workers moonlight as street vendors

Every morning, Dumisani Ngara* gets up at dawn to catch a 6:30am bus to work at Zimbabwe's Ministry of National Housing and Social Amenities. The government-provided bus is free for civil servants in Harare, and on his $250 monthly salary,…

Published: 28 Mar 2025 at 12:41hrs | 1128 | by Staff reporter

ED hailed for stopping the raids of vendors

PRESIDENT Emmerson Mnangagwa has been applauded for calling for the government to stop the raids on informal traders and confiscation of their wares by Zimbabwe Revenue Authority and local authorities.The developments came after the repres…

Published: 27 Mar 2025 at 12:07hrs | 1723 | by Stephen Jakes

Vendors demand justice against Insiza councillor

Vendors and community members at Shangani Business Centre in Insiza, Matebeleland South, are calling for the swift delivery of justice in a fraud case involving local Councillor Nomusa Moyo (Citizens Coalition for Change). The councillor i…

Published: 26 Mar 2025 at 06:52hrs | 684 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo vendors ignore BCC ultimatum

Informal traders in Bulawayo's central business district (CBD) have continued their operations despite a relocation deadline set by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) today. Vendors remain unfazed by the directive, with many expressing concer…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 11:34hrs | 1082 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council orders pushcart ban to restore order

The Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has announced the immediate relocation of all vendors operating along 5th Avenue to designated vending sites, in line with a Government directive aimed at restoring order and eliminating illegal trading acti…

Published: 19 Mar 2025 at 06:53hrs | 1934 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo relocates 5th Avenue informal traders

The City of Bulawayo has announced the relocation of informal traders from 5th Avenue to the Bhaktas 2 Site, situated along Lobengula Street and 2nd Avenue, as part of efforts to decongest the Central Business District (CBD) and enhance or…

Published: 18 Mar 2025 at 15:17hrs | 5823 | by Staff reporter

Chief tells Minister to 'speak our local language'

Chief Nyakunhuwa, born Oswell Maguta, has recently raised an important issue concerning the use of English during public speeches, especially in rural areas. Speaking at the official opening of the Zaka Community Seed Bank in Ward 17 on We…

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:17hrs | 786 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council approves free use of venues for half marathon

Bulawayo City Council has granted approval for the use of its facilities for the upcoming Bulawayo Half Marathon, allowing organisers free access to key venues for the event scheduled for 19 April 2025.According to the latest council minut…

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:13hrs | 1893 | by Staff reporter

Police vow enforcement against all illegal vendors

The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has pledged to assist municipalities and other security agencies in clearing vendors from the streets following a 48-hour ultimatum issued by Local Government and Public Works Minister Daniel Garwe on Wed…

Published: 15 Mar 2025 at 10:12hrs | 218 | by Staff reporter

Obert Gutu urges humane handling of vendors' crisis

National Peace and Reconciliation Commission (NPRC) commissioner Obert Gutu has called for restraint and empathy in dealing with vendors, following the Zimbabwean government's order to remove them from the country's towns. Despite the grow…

Published: 14 Mar 2025 at 07:02hrs | 3064 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's govt orders immediate removal of vendors from CBDs

The Zimbabwean government has issued a directive ordering municipalities across the country to remove all vendors operating within central business districts (CBDs) and other undesignated selling points within the next 48 hours. The move, …

Published: 12 Mar 2025 at 18:23hrs | 1619 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF councillor in trouble for defrauding vendors

Josiah Mutangi, the Zanu PF councillor for Ward 1 in Bulawayo, and his alleged accomplice, Janet Zhou, appeared in court on Thursday to answer charges of defrauding 14 vendors out of US$200 each.Mutangi (49) and Zhou (44) were granted bail…

Published: 15 Feb 2025 at 08:35hrs | 839 | by Staff reporter

Mnangagwa's Cabinet resolves to corner vendors

As Zimbabwe's economy continues to spiral downward, the government has introduced a series of controversial measures aimed at taxing the struggling informal sector and vendors to boost state revenue. Critics argue that instead of addressin…

Published: 12 Feb 2025 at 11:21hrs | 1253 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo City Council cracks down on illegal street vendors

The National Consumer Rights Association (Nacora) has expressed support for the ongoing operation by the Bulawayo City Council (BCC) aimed at curbing the growing presence of illegal street vendors in the city's business district.Earlier th…

Published: 08 Feb 2025 at 12:46hrs | 2533 | by Staff reporter

Illegal vendors conduct clean-up exercise

Illegal vendors in Bulawayo's Ward 14 took the initiative on Saturday to conduct a clean-up exercise at the Hawkflight intersection in Cowdray Park, with the aim of impressing the local council and avoiding raids that could lead to the con…

Published: 05 Feb 2025 at 12:00hrs | 177 | by Staff reporter

Women vendors petition Mafume over wares confiscation

Harare's women vendors, with the support of the Women's Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe), have formally petitioned Mayor Jacob Mafume regarding the ongoing confiscation of their wares by municipal police. The petitio…

Published: 13 Dec 2024 at 09:34hrs | 79 | by Staff reporter

Vendors oppose city's planned levy

The Harare City Council's proposed 2025 budget has sparked resistance from vendors over the inclusion of new levies for street lighting and emergency services. These charges are aimed at addressing the city's infrastructure and service gap…

Published: 26 Nov 2024 at 08:05hrs | 96 | by Staff reporter

Supermarkets, vendors reject ZiG

In a significant economic shift, supermarkets, vendors, commuter omnibus operators, and tuckshops across Zimbabwe have stopped accepting payments in the local ZiG currency. This decision follows Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Governor John…

Published: 01 Oct 2024 at 09:10hrs | 1300 | by Staff reporter

Kombis, vendors desert eGodini

Bulawayo Mayor, Councillor David Coltart, has expressed concern over the abandonment of the Egodini Bus Terminus and Traders Market by informal traders and transport operators, which could lead to contractual disputes with the contractor a…

Published: 23 Aug 2024 at 06:39hrs | 1991 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwean vendors are suffering because of Sadc

Many people who rely on vending in towns and cities are eager for the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government Summit to conclude so they can resume their livelihoods.In preparation for the summit, the go…

Published: 15 Aug 2024 at 07:42hrs | 269 | by Staff reporter

Vendors, Mnangagwa's govt head for showdown over Sadc swoop

Informal trader representatives in Harare have expressed strong opposition to the government's plans to evict them from the central business district (CBD) ahead of the Sadc Summit. The government aims to enhance the city's image and ensur…

Published: 15 Jul 2024 at 08:15hrs | 265 | by Staff reporter

Matopo Hills clean-up campaign

A Matopo-based environmental conservation organization has launched a series of clean-up campaigns aimed at preserving the heritage site where Cecil John Rhodes is buried. Located atop a granite hill within Matobo National Park, the site h…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:29hrs | 20 | by Staff reporter

Shortage of ZiG coins, notes affects Bulawayo vendors

Informal traders in Bulawayo are grappling with significant challenges due to the scarcity of Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) notes and coins, which has severely impacted their ability to conduct business effectively. Introduced in April as a replacem…

Published: 11 Jul 2024 at 07:26hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Brisk firewood business as cold spell bites Bulawayo

In Bulawayo, firewood vendors and sports bar owners experienced increased business activity due to the coldest day of winter so far. Vendors in the western suburbs set up braziers early in the morning to cope with plummeting temperatures a…

Published: 09 Jun 2024 at 09:07hrs | 83 | by Staff reporter

Zimbabwe female vendors play hide, seek to survive street wars

The streets of Harare, Zimbabwe's capital, serve as both battlegrounds and lifelines for female vendors. In interviews conducted by WAN-IFRA, these vendors reveal a daily struggle, hiding their goods and children from municipal officers wh…

Published: 08 Jun 2024 at 17:33hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Parly challenges Zinara vendors

PARLIAMENT has challenged the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) to pilot its e-tolling project with current vendors providing software and hardware systems at its tollgates before year end.Such a move, Parliamentary Portfolio …

Published: 05 Apr 2024 at 06:01hrs | 26 | by Staff reporter

Vendors threaten to sue HCC over violence

INFORMAL traders have threatened to sue the Harare City Council (HCC) for using severe force during raids against suspected illegal vendors.This follows a video circulating on social media showing Harare municipal police bludgeoning a vend…

Published: 21 Mar 2024 at 08:46hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Vendors defy Bulawayo council directive

IT was business as usual yesterday for vendors operating along 5th Avenue in the City Centre, as they openly defied a Bulawayo City Council directive to vacate the street by Sunday to pave the way for renovations.Last Friday, the council i…

Published: 20 Feb 2024 at 05:03hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

BCC orders vendors to vacate 5th Avenue by tomorrow

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has issued a stern warning to vendors who are operating illegally along 5th Avenue. They have until tomorrow to leave the road or have their wares confiscated by the council.The BCC is on a mission to decong…

Published: 17 Feb 2024 at 08:36hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

BCC gives vendors ultimatum

INFORMAL traders have been given up to next week Friday to move to designated vending bays and pay for their licences or risk losing their wares.In consultation with the Office of the Minister of State for Provincial Affairs and Devolution…

Published: 29 Jan 2024 at 05:56hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Harare City Council has failed to remove vendors

HARARE City Council has admitted failure to remove vendors from the streets as instructed by the Government amid a Cholera outbreak that is ravaging Zimbabwe.Today, the Government met the media to give an update on the state of water, sani…

Published: 24 Jan 2024 at 19:30hrs | | by Staff reporter

Vendors relieve themselves in the open in Bulawayo CBD

THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) has expressed concern over the increasing practice of open defecation by vendors in the central business district (CBD) particularly in the streets and sanitary lanes.According to the latest council minutes,…

Published: 12 Jan 2024 at 09:45hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

'Foreign' vendors turn Bulawayo streets into toilets

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has accused vendors of practising open defecation on central business district (CBD) streets and sanitary lanes.According to the latest full council minutes released yesterday, the local authority said the situa…

Published: 05 Jan 2024 at 05:59hrs | 14 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF affiliated vendors applaud govt on toll fees

Zanu-PF affiliate organisation Vendors 4ED has applauded Finance minister Mthuli Ncube for revising downwards his proposed steep toll gate fee increase.In the 2024 national budget presented last month, the Treasury chief had proposed to mo…

Published: 23 Dec 2023 at 09:51hrs | 15 | by Staff reporter

Vendors defy govt directive

HARARE fruit vendors have defied a government directive to vacate the streets as a way of curbing the spread of cholera which has claimed more than 150 lives.Government last week ordered urban council authorities to remove vendors from the…

Published: 29 Nov 2023 at 05:10hrs | 11 | by Staff reporter

'Defrauding vendors led to Zanu-PF loss in Bulawayo'

The Bulawayo Chapter of Vendors for ED has penned a letter to Jabulani Sibanda, Zanu-PF's Bulawayo Provincial Chairman, expressing their concerns about the conduct of a fellow member whom they suspect may have contributed to the ruling par…

Published: 30 Sep 2023 at 20:39hrs | 13 | by Staff reporter

Losing Zanu-PF candidate urges CCC led council to protect vendors

Tendai Charuka, the unsuccessful Zanu-PF candidate for ward 1, is calling on the Citizens for Coalition Change (CCC) candidates to prioritize the welfare of street vendors. He believes that the city council should focus on safeguarding the…

Published: 25 Sep 2023 at 08:34hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Are Zimbabwe retailers dumping goods on the streets?

Vendors in the country's major cities and towns have literally invaded all strategic points, including verandas of big retail shops, selling a variety of goods including basic commodities in foreign currency.The chaos comes amid speculativ…

Published: 23 May 2023 at 06:41hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Bulawayo vendors sell meat on streets

FEARS abound that a major disease outbreak could hit Bulawayo following an increase in illegal meat vendors in the city's high-density suburbs.The most affected suburbs are Pumula, Emganwini, Entumbane, Lobengula and Magwegwe, among others…

Published: 15 May 2023 at 18:59hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

2 400 meat vendors arrested, butcheries closed

More than 2 400 people have now been arrested countrywide since just before last Christmas, 154 of them since Sunday, as police intensify operations against illegal and unlicensed butcheries.Since the launch of the operation, more than 111…

Published: 26 Apr 2023 at 06:25hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

'Violent foreign vendors have invaded city of Bulawayo'

BULAWAYO City Council (BCC) has claimed that vendors operating along Fife Street are from outside the city amid escalating fights between the vendors and the municipality police.According to council minutes, deputy mayor Mlandu Ncube said …

Published: 24 Apr 2023 at 07:51hrs | 1 | by Staff reporter

Zanu-PF says opposition councillors abusing vendors

Zanu-PF Matabeleland North provincial chairperson Richard Moyo has accused Bulawayo City Council (BCC) management and councillors of  abusing vendors trying to make an honest living by selling their wares on the streets.Moyo told Sout…

Published: 07 Apr 2023 at 09:12hrs | 2 | by Staff reporter

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