Reconsider ban on vendors operating in towns

THE Zimbabwe Chamber of Informal Economy Associations (ZCIEA) has called on the government and relevant stakeholders to reconsider a ban imposed on all vendors operating within the central business districts (CBDs) of cities across Zimbabwe.

The association said the vendors had the right to be educated on why the ban had been imposed, further protecting them from violence and harassment by the police and city council officials.

The call comes at a time when the government has banned vendors from operating in the CBDs of major cities in response to the cholera outbreak.

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