Chitungwiza gives vendors ultimatum 

The Municipality of Chitungwiza has issued a strict deadline for all informal traders and vendors operating from undesignated locations, ordering them to clear out by Wednesday, September 17, 2026, or face forcible eviction.

In a public notice signed by the Acting Town Clerk, the local authority signaled an immediate end to illegal trading along road servitudes and town streets. 

Council warned that traders must dismantle non-compliant structures without delay, issuing a clear command that “all those with illegal structures, makeshift stalls and tables are ordered to remove them immediately”.

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