Urban planning, by-laws need revisiting

IN our NewsDay edition yesterday we published two stories highlighting the issue of vending in the capital city Harare and the country’s second largest metropolitan of Bulawayo.

In Harare we heard that the local authority was being prejudiced in excess of US$90 000 every month by unscrupulous space barons who are charging vendors fees to illegally occupy the capital city’s street pavements and bus termini.

In Bulawayo the council gave illegal vendors a yesterday deadline to vacate their current sites and align their activities with council by-laws.

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