Vendors threaten protests over Harare City Council ban

National Vendors Union of Zimbabwe (Navuz) chairperson Sten Zvorwadza vowed that his fellows will not leave the streets despite Harare City Council (HCC)’s ban on vending.

Said Zvorwadza:

We are not going to move out of the streets. We have nothing to do. Attempt to remove us from the streets will trigger civil unrest and we are prepared to defend ourselves. As vendors, we demand an end to this madness, failure to do so we are going to use all means possible as long as they are within the confines of the law.

Combined Harare Residents Association (Chra) said HCC must look into addressing the real causes of typhoid which include poor refuse collection, instead of concentrating on vendors. Vendors Initiative for Social and Economic Transformation director Samuel Wadzai added that they will go into the streets in protest. He also revealed that they are petitioning Parliament over the matter.

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