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Trade unions castigate demolitions
Lorraine Muromo and Tatenda Square ·
Zimbabwe has been adjudged to be operating a 65% informal economy, with women constituting the bigger number of informal traders.TRADE unions yesterday blasted the move by Harare and Chitungwiza councils to demolish structures used by informal traders to sell their wares, saying it was going to severely affect their livelihoods.
On Monday, the Harare City Council and Chitungwiza Council in a joint operation with the Zimbabwe Republic Police razed down informal traders’ structures saying they were disturbing flow of traffic.
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